{"id":1370,"date":"2023-04-13T17:54:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T16:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/szabubakar.com\/1\/?p=1370"},"modified":"2025-12-24T22:21:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T22:21:01","slug":"prof-alonge-congratulates-engr-s-z-as-coren-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/szabubakar.com\/1\/prof-alonge-congratulates-engr-s-z-as-coren-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof Alonge Congratulates Engr. Prof. S. Z. Abubakar As COREN President"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1370\" class=\"elementor elementor-1370\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4448bec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4448bec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d00e79 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d00e79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3497eea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3497eea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"295\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/szabubakar.com\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/coren-president2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1062\" alt=\"coren president2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/szabubakar.com\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/coren-president2.jpeg 295w, https:\/\/szabubakar.com\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/coren-president2-242x300.jpeg 242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" title=\"Prof Alonge Congratulates Engr. 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Prof. S. Z. Abubakar As COREN President\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c14e8c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c14e8c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f804ddb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f804ddb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83d\udcf0 History Made: Agricultural Engineer, Prof. Sadiq Abubakar, Elected COREN President<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e00d8e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e00d8e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365a5d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"365a5d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">History was made in the Nigerian engineering community on April 13, 2023, as <b>Engr. Prof. Sadiq Z. Abubakar<\/b> was elected the new President of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN). His election breaks a long-standing pattern and marks the first time an Agricultural Engineer will occupy the highest leadership position of the nation&#8217;s engineering regulatory body.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"2\">The announcement was conveyed in a statement issued by the National Chairman of the Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers (NIAE), <b>Prof. Folarin Alonge<\/b>.<\/p><h5 data-path-to-node=\"3\">Breaking the Dominance Jinx<\/h5><p data-path-to-node=\"4\">Prof. Abubakar&#8217;s ascension follows a precedent set nearly a decade earlier by another distinguished Agricultural Engineer. In 2014, <b>Engr. Isaac Ademola Olorunfemi<\/b> became the President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), having won the Deputy President-elect contest in Calabar in November 2011. Engr. Olorunfemi\u2019s tenure was lauded for recognizing and promoting the contributions of Agricultural Engineers, thereby breaking the traditional dominance of other major engineering divisions within the NSE.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"5\">For COREN, while several notable Agricultural Engineers have served in top capacities\u2014including <b>Engr. Prof. K. C. Oni, Engr. Prof. Mike Faborode,<\/b> and <b>Engr. Prof. Emmanuel Ajav<\/b> as Vice Presidents\u2014none had achieved the top presidential seat until now.<\/p><h5 data-path-to-node=\"6\">A New Era for COREN<\/h5><p data-path-to-node=\"7\">Prof. Sadiq Abubakar, who previously served as the National Chairman of the NIAE, is expected to bring a fresh perspective to the regulation and practice of engineering in Nigeria.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"8\">In his congratulatory message, Prof. Alonge stated, \u201cA big congratulations to Prof. Abubakar. Congratulations to NIAE and all Agricultural Engineers for this great feat. We look forward to a lot of positive difference Prof. Abubakar will make.\u201d<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"9\">The NIAE National Executive Council (NEC) pledged its full support to the new COREN President, emphasizing the collective responsibility to ensure his success.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"10\">\u201cLet&#8217;s rally round him to make a great impact. His success is our success,\u201d Prof. Alonge concluded.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"11\">Prof. Abubakar\u2019s tenure is anticipated to foster greater inter-disciplinary collaboration and enhance the regulatory framework to better address the nation\u2019s complex infrastructure and agricultural challenges.<br \/><br \/>&#8220;A big congratulations to Prof Abubakar. Congratulations to NIAE and all Agricultural Engineers for this great feat. We look forward to a lot of positive difference Prof Abubakar will make.&#8221;<br \/><br \/>On behalf of NEC, we wish him a successful tenure.<br \/>Let&#8217;s rally round him to make a great impact. His sucesss is our success.<br \/><br \/>Congrats to all<br \/><br \/>Prof Folarin Alonge<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/niae.net\/\">NIAE National Chairman<\/a><br \/>April 13, 2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b40e496 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b40e496\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d86771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d86771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/szabubakar.com\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/niaelogo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1377\" alt=\"niaelogo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/szabubakar.com\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/niaelogo.png 512w, https:\/\/szabubakar.com\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/niaelogo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/szabubakar.com\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/niaelogo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" title=\"Prof Alonge Congratulates Engr. 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