By John Ikani
The Nigerian Content Development And Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has been presented with a special industry recognition award by the Society Of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria “for recognition of the Board’s role in the development of indigenous capacity and championing the industrialization of the Nigerian Oil and gas Industry”.
The award was received by the Executive Secretary NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote FNSE, represented by the Director, Planning Research & Statistics NCDMB, Mr. Patrick Daziba Obah at the ongoing 2022 Society Of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria Annual International Conference And Exhibition in Lagos State.
It is worthy to note that the award adds to a growing list of recognitions that have mounted NCDMB’s bulging cabinet under the transformational leadership of Engr. Wabote who has been relentless at initiating, regulating and catalysing new opportunities that engender value-adding activities in-country and on the African continent at large.
Last year, the ES bagged the African Local Content Icon Award for his doggedness in changing the local content narrative of Nigeria and the African continent beyond the oil and gas industry.
In May, Engr, Wabote received Vanguard Newspaper Regulator of The Year 2021 Award – instituted by the Nigerian based newspaper independent of political control – for his “doggedness in delivering local content goals.”
Just recently, the Association of Professional Women Engineers (APWEN) presented an award to the local content boss for the Board’s numerous support to the Association and numerous women capacity-building initiatives over the years.
For more insights into the Board’s achievements, particularly in the last year, see Heritage Times (HT) chronicles of NCDMB giant strides.
