APWEN LAUDS GOV OKOWA’S ACHIEVEMENTS IN DELTA STATE
By Engr. Festus Alawode The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria paid a courtesy visit to the governor of Delta State, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa on Tuesday to mark the opening of this years’s National Conference of the Association. The governor who received the entourage was very impressed with the achievement of the women association in helping the state and nation as a whole in promoting the campaign for the girl child to study sciences and engineering in particular. The governor emphasized that only sciences can create job for the future which in turn would be able to take care of Nigeria’s growing population and even globally. He also made it known to the group the effort the state has made in increasing the number of science and technology teachers employed within the state and assuring them of giving more female teachers the opportunities needed in this area. The Association further commended the governor for the reforms and giant strides he has made so f