Former Army spokesperson, S.K. Usman, 137 others inducted by IOARM

A former Director of Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. S.K. Usman (rtd) has been inducted as a ‘Distinguished Fellow’ by the Institute of Organisational and Administrative Risk Management (IOARM) of Nigeria. 

Usman was among 138 persons inducted into IOARM’s various categories of membership on Saturday at the General ML Agwai Block of the Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC), Abuja.

IOARM is a professional training, consultancy, research and leadership institution approved and licensed by the Federal Ministry of Education, guaranteed by the Federal Ministry of Justice and incorporated by the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria.

A breakdown shows that the following were inducted into the institute : 9 Distinguished Fellows, 51 Fellows, 11 Senior Members, 36 Full Members, 23 Associate Members, 6 Graduate Members and 2 Student Members.

In his address, chairman of the event, Professor Babatunde Rabiu, who is the Director and Chief Executive of the Centre for Atmospheric Research of the National Space Research and Development Agency of Nigeria (CAR-NASRDA), and Chairman of the Governing Council of IOARM charged the inductees to bear the torch of the institute and give light to their immediate environment and workplaces. 

“I believe that every one of us present here today, including our fellows, shall take advantage of this event to learn new ways of managing all forms of risk in our workplaces, homes and businesses; initiate networking opportunities with new partners here present today, and imbibe some formidable skills capable of advancing personal administrative prowess,” he said.

“I congratulate our new inductees and urge them to go and be a true reflection of the ideals of this Institute. Mind you, as from today, ‘by your fruits shall people linked you with us’ I thus urge you to live your lives in the consciousness of the emblem of the Institute you are bearing as from today. Today, you shall become our brand ambassadors and should so live”.

The occasion featured two induction lectures on Introduction to risk management and Application of risk management methods in the emerging world presented by Professor (Mrs) Oluwabunmi Olaitan Agarry, a renowned resource person in the area of Risk Management Methods, as well as oath-taking for members presided over by Barrister Akomolafe Bankole Joel, the principal partner of Bank-Akomolafe & Co, Mount Zion Chambers, Abuja.

The high point of the ceremony was the conferment of the various membership status on the new members.

Beside the former Army spokesperson, others inducted as ‘Distinguished Fellows’ include Senator Ibrahim Hassan Hadeija; Major General Jide Jeelel Ogunlade, Executive Director Consult at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre; Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman (rtd), Elder Ade Alemi and Adeyemi Ademola Edward, amongst others.