Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has advocated for good governance and engineering intervention for sustainable development in the country.
This is even as leaders across the country stormed Owerri, Imo State for the 9th edition of Engr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu Lecture Series scheduled for 4th September, 2025 .
This was made known in a statement issued to newsmen in Owerri yesterday by the chairman of NSE, Owerri Branch, Engr. Chibuike Onyejietu.
He said the event wwould be held at the Owerri Engineering Centre, Owerri, with Imo State governor Hope Uzodimma as the special guest of honour. Iwuanyanwu’s widow, Mrs Frances Nonye Iwuanyanwu, as co-host of the lecture.
The president of NSE, Margret Aina Oguntala, is expected to be the event’s chairman.
According to Onyejietu, the occasion was scheduled to hold on the second posthumous birthday of the late icon because of its significance in the life of the late sage – Engr. Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Iwuanyanwu.
Also, the NSE Owerri branch chairman revealed that Engr. Tasiu Sa’ad Wudil, would deliver the lecture for this 9th edition of the lecture series in Imo on the sub-theme: “Improving Grid Stability and Reliability: A Comprehensive Framework for Eliminating Frequent Blackouts in Nigeria’s 330/132kV Transmission System Through Advanced Phasor Measurement Unit Implementation”
According to the statement, “Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma will be the Special Guest of honour in the epoch making event. While the wife of Late Engr Iwuanyanwu, Chief Mrs Frances Nonye Iwuanyanwu, will co-host the lecture series.
“Engr. Tasiu Sa’ad Wudil was handed over the scroll as the next lecturer of the 9th Edition of Engr Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu lecture series at National Engineering Center, Abuja Nigeria on Thursday, 13th of March 2025.
The scroll was received on his behalf by our National Exco Member for South East – Engr. Abraham Aghadike, from the 8th Edition Lecturer – Prof. E.E. Anyanwu, at the end of the 8th Edition lecture in December 2024 at Owerri Engineering Center because Engr Wudil was away at NIPSS, Kuru Plateau State for studies.
“To this end, Distinguished Engineers, friends, and various lovers of Engr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, are enjoined to attend this 9th Edition lecture, which will be holding on the second posthumous birthday of our late sage – 4th of September 2025 in Owerri, Imo State Nigeria.”
He said, “Every year since 2014 except 2020, which was disrupted by COVID-19, the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Owerri Branch, has continued to organise this Lecture Series to honour Engr Iwuanyanwu for his immense contributions to engineering development and to humanity at large.”
Our findings revealed that Engr. Iwuanyanwu’s past achievements include, but are not limited to, establishing the construction company Hardel & Enic, which employed many people, establishing and funding the Iwuanyanwu national football Club, establishing Oriental Airlines and Champion Newspaper, and his numerous philanthropic activities.
It will be recalled that Dr Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Iwuanyanwu, of blessed memory, was the president general of the apex Igbo socio- cultural organisation, – Ohanaeze Ndigbo till his death in July, 2024.
