Over 200 new members were inducted into the Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers, NIMechE , in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, on Wednesday.
The new members ,who are students at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kwara state Polytechnic, Ilorin, were inducted into NIMechE at an induction and orientation ceremony held at the Admiralty Hall, Kwara state Polytechnic, Ilorin, which was attended by the head of the management team of the institution, Dr Abdul Jimoh and other top dignitaries.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned that four categories of people are usually inducted into the organization; students, graduates, professionals and fellows.
Engineer Oluwole Raphael Farounbi delivered a keynote speech at the event while prominent Nigerians including former Kwara state Commissioner for Works, Engineer Sulaiman Rotimi Iliasu , Group Managing Director, Henry George Nigeria Ltd, Engineer Nelson Oladimeji, former COREN Registrar, Engineer Wopa Kamila, Director, IOT, Engineer Mrs. M.R Baiyeri and Dr Sulaiman Abimbola Yahaya were honoured with ‘Award of Excellence’ during the event in recognition of their altruistic acts, service to humanity and their contribution to the growth and progress of engineering profession.
Giving his acceptance speech, Engineer Sulaiman Rotimi Iliasu, who was represented by Mr. Bolaji Gobir , thanked the NIMechE Kwara state chapter for honouring him with such an important award while noting that what they have done will spur him to do more and recommit himself to service to humanity.
He emphasized the need for the young people to build a better future through education and also show interest in politics.
Popoola Kehinde Esther , an indigene of Omu-Aran , who is an ND 2 Student at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kwara state Polytechnic, Ilorin, held everyone spellbound while talking about the impacts of Engineer Sulaiman Rotimi Iliasu’s philanthropy.
After leaving high school , she got trained as a Forklift operator and she had lost hope of furthering her education until the former Works Commissioner came into picture through a viral video that got his attention.
‘I was at our workshop when a man, Mr Ifeanyi filmed me while working on one of the forklift machines . I learned that when he got home, he showed it to his daughter ,who made the video go viral,
Later a sister got involved and they told me that the video had gone viral and prominent people were already willing to sponsor my education.
I don’t even know her name but I saved her phone number with ‘Sweet heart’, they later collected my phones and told me they were helping me to coordinate things. I even learned that the then Minister for Youth , Chief Sunday Dare was looking for me.
While waiting to get feedback from them, Engineer Iliasu came to our workshop, bought new phone for me and promised to sponsor my education and he has since then been responsible for everything. I have not seen him since that day, and I had thought he would attend this event so that I can specially thank him for his support’ she said-Team@orientactualmags.com
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