STAKEHOLDERS URGED TO VIE FOR ELECTIVE POSITIONS IN CIPPON GOVERNING COUNCIL
…Mr. Olugbemi Malomo while replying to a question from industry trade press.
As the present Governing Council of Chartered Institute of Professional Printers of Nigeria (CIPPON) will be rounding off its first-term tenure in less than two (2) months, stakeholders have been enjoined to contest for elective positions in the Council in order to join hands, and together build the Printing Industry in Nigeria. Council Election is billed for Thursday 15th July 2021.
This appeal was made by the current CIPPON President & Chairman-In-Council, Mr. Olugbemi Malomo while answering questions during industry trade media parley tagged: CIPPON COUNCIL MEMBERS CHAT WITH INDUSTRY PRESS put together by the Printing Industry Trade Media Cluster in an effort to create a level-playing field for intending contestants and stakeholders in making informed decision to rightly vote during the upcoming Council Election.
In response to a question on his administration performance, Mr. Malomo initially appreciated his colleagues on the Council for their relentless service to the industry as he noted that a lot still needed to be done thus the call for individuals with impeccable characters to offer themselves for service; “I want to start by appreciating everyone that have served in the Council. Whatever success we have achieved today, I believe to a large extent that we have done the bit that we can do. Everyone has contributed wonderfully, that’s number one. Could we have done better? Certainly; there is always room for improvement” he noted before highlighting his administration’s core theme of Institutional Integrity through collective responsibility and accountability that has brought respect and honour to the printing profession. He thereafter promised to ensure a free, fair, and credible election that will sustain the Institute’s achievements which the Governing Council Secretary - Mr. Akin Oduwole had earlier cited in his presentation. “I want to assure you that there will be fairness as long as God gives us the grace to be where we are; there will be fairness, equity and there will be justice” the President pledged.
…Mr. Akin Oduwole answering questions from the media.
Mr. Oduwole in his presentation while analyzing the achievements of the Council in the past one year, acknowledged the difficulties the Council albeit the Institute experienced which were largely unplanned for such as; no handover notes from the former administration to work with coupled with the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and #EndSars Protest amongst others. In all these, he said the Council was able to align with stakeholders to achieve Institutional Integrity; started campaign to ensure Nigerian print jobs remain in Nigeria for increased capacity; fair and transparent Government print procurement process; pursuance of intervention fund and easy access to funding. Other major strides of the Council according to the Scribe included but not limited to; reconnecting CIPPON back to the Government on Policy Formulation; research and development; collaboration with other stakeholders to resuscitate ailing paper mills; and set up of self-regulating clusters in the nation’s print value chain.
While answering question on the hitherto Industry Trade & Development Committee he chaired, Mr. Oduwole posited that the Committee had made recommendations to the Council to ensure industry workforce, no matter the department they found themselves, are constantly trained up-to-date on required skills to enhance their performance and efficiency. Not only that, he informed that Nigeria’s local languages would be used for training aside incorporating international best practices models, which would be developed into modules for all levels emphasising that part of his Committee’s recommendation was a bi-annual but compulsory training for top managers of printing presses as pre-requisite for members’ license renewal every 3years.
…Pastor Sam Odimayo enjoining stakeholders to unite.
Pastor Sam Odimayo is another CIPPON member on hand to answer questions from the press as one of the members of the former Committee on Ethics & Regulation. While responding to the question on enforcement of sanctions to erring practitioners to serve as deterrent, Pastor Odimayo informed that part of the recommendations of the Ethics & Regulation Committee was the establishment of Tribunal backed by CIPPON Act to deal with unwholesome issues in the industry such as staff poaching, demarketing, lack of professionalism and others too numerous to mention. He however emphasise the need for stakeholders to unite, self-regulate and pass the message across to one another to increase awareness before implementation; “Until we put our house in order, we cannot begin to enforce - so for now, it is enlightenment and getting our people to realize that, what they are doing is a profession. It is until we achieve that before we can start to think of enforcement”.
While some Council members were unavoidably absent, others like Mr. Babafemi Oluwalana and Mr. Niyi Adesoye joined virtually while Mr. Abayomi Ajayi and Sir. John Onuegbulem - CIPPON 2nd Vice President attended physically. The CIPPON COUNCIL MEMBERS CHAT INDUSTRY PRESS event which was also beamed live though with interconnectivity hitches was the first in the series to check the score-card of current CIPPON Governing Council within its 2-year tenure as well as provide a credible platform for would-be Council members to share their ideas to stakeholders to ensure sustainable growth and development of the industry.
…Mr. Joju Adekanbi of WHERE To Print magazine speaking on the need for CIPPON COUNCIL MEMBERS CHAT INDUSTRY PRESS.
The next CIPPON COUNCIL MEMBERS CHAT INDUSTRY PRESS event - to be equally together by Printers Buyers Guide, Printers Digest, Printing News, Print&Publishing, Print Link Journal, Print Trends, Print TV, and WHERE To Print magazine - before the Council Election inJuly 2021 will be communicated soon. Watch out!
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