New inductees into the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN) membership have been told of their pivotal role in strengthening organisations and national development, with the charge that, as governance professionals, they are the conscience and lifeblood of companies, whose commitment to sound corporate governance is essential for businesses’ long-term sustainability and the nation’s progress.
The charge was made by Uto Ukpanah, President of ICSAN and Veronica Ekundayo, Head of Dept, Private and Commercial Law, Babcock University, on Thursday at the induction of 225 graduates and 444 associate members into ICSAN.
In her powerful message to the inductees and other ICSAN members, Ukpanah, who looked at the nation’s abundant resources and boundless opportunities, said quality of governance in public and private institutions remains a defining factor that will determine how these opportunities are realised.
She therefore sincerely advised the inductees that “as chartered secretaries and administrators, you are called not merely to witness leadership but to influence it, not merely to observe governance but to strengthen it, and not merely to administer systems but to help transform them”.
