PRESIDENT of the Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (NIEEE), Dr Felix Adegboye, has urged the Federal Government to create an enabling environment.

He advised during his investiture as the 22nd President and Chairman-in-Council of the NIEEE, and the induction of new fellows over the weekend in Lagos.

Adegboye, who highlighted that investors often come to a country to make a profit, said that when such feasibility is lacking in terms of good policies that support operations, investors would stay away and growth becomes elusive.

He, however, stressed the need to improve Nigeria’s power infrastructure through improved investment, adding that stable energy drives every system, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) growth, as well as the financial and manufacturing sectors.

Adegboye revealed plans to expand the Institute nationwide, deepen engagements with the federal and state Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to contribute to policies and enhance collaboration, as well as deepen international partnerships for growth.

Besides, he disclosed that the Institute had planned to offer its expertise to the government to enhance growth, policy formation and importantly, the enforcement, which remains a challenge.

Adegboye, while speaking on the current technical capacity of Nigeria to support real-time electronic transmission of election results nationwide, said that the issue of Internet penetration nationwide is crucial, while other issues equally important to consider are power supply, both to the service providers and the users, security and the network infrastructure.

He also noted that real-time transmission of election results is possible because election results are collated at different stages.
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, highlighted the critical role engineers play in driving national development, and assured the professionals of the Federal Government’s commitment to partnering with them to build a better Nigeria.