The President of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE), Ing. Rev. Prof. Charles Anum Adams, has inducted 122 Professional Engineers with a call on government to ensure that all public projects awarded in the country are given to professional engineers and engineering firms registered under the Ghana Institution of Engineering.
The induction ceremony was held on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at the Ghana Institution of Engineering, Engineering Centre, Roman Ridge-Accra.
According to the president of GhIE, the Institution is the professional body responsible for the certification of engineering practitioners – which comprise Professional Engineers, Professional Engineering Technologists, Engineering Technicians and Engineering Craftsmen – prior to registration with the Engineering Council of Ghana. GhIE derives its authority from the Professional Bodies Decree NRCD 143, 1973, and the Engineering Council Act, 2011 (Act 819). The engineering president explained that the GhIE ensures practitioners in the engineering industry maintain professional standards and adhere to regulations, guidelines and the Code of Ethics for Engineering practice by conforming to internationally-established technical, environmental and safety standards.
The Executive Director of GhIE, Ing. David Kwatia Nyante, asked the newly-inducted professional engineers to continue developing their profession, share knowledge and develop their leadership abilities. He also advised them to be active in branch activities, because the Institution continues to bring to the doorsteps of members some significant activities and events. For instance, in line with GhIE’s objective to build and strengthen their branches and make them vibrant and well-organised, induction ceremonies are now held in most branches. Ing. Nyante tasked the inductees to go out there and deliver their work, ensuring that the engineering does not go wrong. He reiterated past president Ing. Dr. Kwame Boakye’s powerful words, that “Ghana is going nowhere without engineers”.
Chairman of the membership committee of the GhIE, Ing. Dr. Patrick Amoah Bekoe, presented the One Hundred and Twenty-Two (122) candidates who participated in the various Technical Division Examinations to the president of GhIE for the Swearing of Oath and Presentation of Certificates.
The 122 Professional Engineers who were inducted comprised 56 Civil Engineering Division; 17 Mechanical/Agric Engineering Division; 10 Chemical/Mining Engineering Division; and 39 Electrical/Electronic Engineering Division. An additional 5 candidates who could not previously attend their induction ceremony were also inducted to make the total number of Inductees 127 Professional Engineers.
Giving a word of advice to the newly inducted Professional Engineers, the Immediate Past President (IPP) of GhIE, Ing. Lesile Alex Ayeh – who is also the current President of West African Federation of Engineering Organisation (WAFEO), urged engineers in the country to be game-changers and valuable, and contribute their quota to improve the lives of society. He said the fourth industrial revolution is in motion, and consequently there’s a need for all hands on deck so Africa can take its rightful place in the global arena – and engineers are key players in this regard.
The four (4) Engineers, one from each Technical Division, who received awards for their exemplary performance were Ing. Anita Ama Yentumi from Chemical/Mining Technical Division; Ing. Adodo Kwame Fiawoo from Civil Technical Division; Ing. Magdalene Bonney from Electrical/Electronic Technical Division; and Ing. John Stephen Asamoah from Mechanical/Agric/Marine Technical Division.
