The Acting President of the Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (NIEEE), Felix Olu, says the new Act establishing the Chartered Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers of Nigeria (CIEEEN) will address the issue of quackery in the profession.
The CIEEEN bill was passed by the Senate in June 2022 and was subsequently signed into law by former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The President stated this Saturday in Abuja while speaking at the NIEEE 13th fellowship conferment ceremony.
He explained that the CIEEEN is an organisation that will register anyone who wants to practice electrical /electronic engineering in Nigeria.
Olu said, “It is a great pleasure for me to inform everyone that the NIEEE eventually achieved her goal and the Bill was not only passed, but was signed into law by the immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari. This heralded the birth of CIEEEN, legally referred to as The CIEEEN Act 2022.
“I wish to announce to the public that for the very first time in the engineering history of Nigeria, an organization has now been birthed in the Electrical/Electronic profession in Nigeria, which will address quackery among electrical/electronic engineering personnel.
“It will present a clear opportunity for Nigerians to be sure of who is handling their electrical/electronic engineering projects and jobs.”
Olu added that the Act will offer competent electrical/electronic engineering personnel the opportunity to get the job offers/contracts of every decent client, rather than the unhealthy competition they are presently facing with unqualified and unidentifiable persons.
He noted that the Act clearly defines and educates younger generations on their electrical/electronic engineering career path and in the long run addresses electrical/electronic project failure in terms among technical personnel.
Olu called on Nigerians to embrace the new Act as there would be penalties for both persons and organisations that engage quacks.