The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Omoku Branch, has honoured Engr. George Okoroma, following his emergence as President of FIDIC Africa, with the launch of his biography, ‘Edged in Excellence: Becoming a Leading Professional,’ at its 3rd Distinguished Annual Lecture.
The event, held at Astro Hall, Port Harcourt, also served as a homecoming reception for Okoroma, who served as the branch’s pioneer chairman from 2012 to 2015.
Written by his son, Chukwumela Okoroma, the roughly 400-page biography, which has 43 chapters, traces Okoroma’s journey from his early life and education in Omoku to his training in France and his emergence as a consulting engineer with more than four decades of experience in the profession.
The book, which features a foreword by the Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu, also contains tributes from family, friends and colleagues, reflections on Okoroma’s Christian faith, as well as an archive of his professional papers and keynote addresses on infrastructure development, engineering ethics, risk management and continuing professional development.
Reviewing the book, Dr. Emmanuel Dorgbaa, Founder and Executive Director of the African Institute of Public Speaking and Communication Excellence (AIPSCE), described it as four books in one — a life story, a collection of testimonies, a devotional and a professional archive.
