NSE Raises Alarm Over Rising Quackery in Engineering Profession
From Mu’awuya Bala Idris, Katsina
The Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE), Katsina State Branch, has expressed deep concern over the growing rate of quackery within the engineering profession. The alarm was raised by the branch chairman, Engineer Shamsu Bashir Ibrahim, during the inauguration ceremony of newly elected officials held at the Gwagware Foundation.
Engr. Ibrahim warned that quackery poses serious threats to lives, property, and public confidence in the profession, calling on all NSE members in the state to unite in combating the menace. He urged engineers to report and resist any attempt to undermine professional standards, emphasizing that only qualified and duly registered practitioners should identify as engineers. He further stated that NSE will collaborate with security agencies to ensure the arrest and prosecution of impostors.
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The chairman pledged to lead with integrity and transparency, assuring members of an open-door policy aimed at advancing the society. He also appealed to the Katsina State Government to implement the National Establishment Circular (NEC), which sets the entry point for engineers in the civil service at Grade Level 08—a policy already adopted at the federal level and in several states.
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Representing Governor Dikko Umar Radda, the Commissioner for Works and Housing, Engineer Magaji Ingawa, congratulated the new NSE executives and reaffirmed the government’s readiness to support the body in promoting quality project execution across the state. The event attracted prominent engineers from various parts of Katsina State.
