Mar

23

2023

ENGR. IBI, TERNA MANASSEH

ENGR. IBI, TERNA MANASSEH (DIRECTOR HIGHWAYS PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT)

Engr. Ibi, Terna Manasseh was born on October 12, 1966 in Vandeikya Local Government of Benue State in North Central Nigeria. He attended St. Peter’s Special Science Secondary School, Vandeikya from 1979-1983 where he obtained his General Certificate of education (GCE) Ordinary Level (O/L). He thereafter proceeded to the University of Ilorin, Ilorin in Kwara State in October 1983 and graduated in 1988 with a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng) in Civil Engineering. In 2004, Engr. Ibi obtained a Master of Science degree in Urban Infrastructure Engineering & Management with specialization in Road and Drainage Design at the International Institute for Infrastructure, Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering (UNESCO-IHE) Delft, the Netherlands.

In 1989, Engr Ibi joined the service of the then Federal Ministry of Works immediately upon completion of the Youth Service at the Niger River Basin Development Authority, Minna as a Pupil Engineer and was posted to Akwa Ibom Field Headquarters. He has served in the Ministry in various capacities, supervised many highway constructions & rehabilitation projects in Akwa Ibom, yobe, Plateau and Bauchi State, he served as the Chief Maintenance Engineer (CME) in Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) for a brief period of ten (10) months from June 2004 to April 2005.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF HIGHWAYS PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
The Department of Highway Planning and Development has the responsibility of planning, development and management of all existing Federal road network as well as providing capacity building for workers in the road sector. The Department also liaises with all the other Highways Departments in the Ministry.

FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT

The functions of the department are as follows:

⦁   Collation and Preparation of Capital Budget and Programmes for all Highways Departments;
⦁    Management of progress on project sites and preparing programmes for phasing out payment to Contractors/Consultants;
⦁    Management and maintenance of the Management Information Services Unit (MISU);
⦁    Managing the Weighbridge Stations along Federal Highways;
•    Right-of-Way Management along Federal Highways nationwide;
•    Road Asset Management (RAMS) Unit, Traffic Count.
⦁    Liaising with the Department of Finance and Accounts for reconciliation and up-dating of financial status on all Highways expenditures;
⦁    Liaising with the Department of Finance and Accounts to obtain all documentation of quarterly capital and recurrent receipts of allocations released in respect of all Highways Budgetary provisions
⦁    Preparation of draft annual report and any necessary briefs on behalf of other Highways Departments;
⦁    Preparation of progress reports at established intervals on all the activities of the Highways Departments;
⦁    Organization of Seminars and Conferences on behalf of the Highway Departments in liaison with the relevant Department;

i.    Conference of Directors of Civil Engineering
ii.    National Council of Works.

⦁    Managing the Highway Training Centres;
⦁    Managing the Highway Registry;
⦁    Liaises with other Departments to collate information requested by Ministries, Departments and agencies, for consideration by the Permanent Secretary;
⦁    Training and development of all Technical staff in Highway Departments in liaison with Human Resource Department;
⦁    Preparation of short, medium and long term plans for the improvement and expansion of the Federal Highway Network;
⦁    Preparation of pre-contract documents received from other Highway Departments and liaise with the Public Procurement Department on tender issues;
⦁    Preparation of Draft Council Memoranda on Highway projects to Federal Executive Council in liaison with PRS Department; and
⦁    Coordination of the activities of Weigh Bridge and Highways Inventory Unit.

Apr

11

2015

ORGANOGRAM HIGHWAYS, PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT