A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has been selected as one of the awardees that would be conferred highest honour of doctoral fellowship of the Institute for Governance and Leadership Studies in Africa (IGLSA).
It was learnt that Magu’s selection for the honour was not unconnected with his role that gave Nigeria a landmark victory at the Commercial Court of England and Wales which stopped the enforcement of an $11.5 billion P&ID Limited arbitration award against the country.
Daily Trust Saturday reports that the EFCC under Magu’s leadership had challenged the arbitration award against the country over a failed 2010 deal to develop a gasoline processing plant within the nation.
Presently, the federal government, Nigerians, policymakers, media professionals and other critical stakeholders have lauded the significant triumph, bringing an end to a protracted legal battle between the Nigerian government and the P&ID.
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Speaking to journalists in Abuja, the Director-General of the Institute, Lanre Adebayo, explained that deserving Nigerians, including some serving governors with quality leadership styles and friends of Nigeria would be conferred with doctorate, fellowship and membership of the institute.
Adebayo told newsmen that Magu and other prominent Nigerians would be honoured at the institute’s maiden investiture ceremony billed to hold tomorrow (Saturday, November 18) at the African University of Science and Technology, Abuja.
The institute’s boss also disclosed that the investiture would be chaired by a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Prof. Nuhu Yaqub, who doubles as the Chairman of the Fellowship Screening Committee while a former governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel would deliver a keynote address.
He listed Director-General of Nigeria Geological Survey Agency, Abdurazaq Garba; Managing Director of Crown Takaful Insurance Ltd, Alh. Nazir Song; a director in the office of the SGF, Aliyu Ibrahim and the Director-General of Amalgamated APC Support Group, Hajiya Maryam Yunusa as some of those who will be conferred with full Fellowship of the Institute.
Others are Engr. Ibiam Oguejior, National Coordinator, Strategy Implementation Task Force for Presidential Executive Order No. 5 and a Media Consultant to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC, Folu Olamiti.
Checks showed that the IGLSA is an independent, multi-disciplinary Think-Tank approved organisation by the Federal Ministry of Education and chartered by the Corporate Affairs Commission as a Company Limited by Guarantee (LTD/GTE).
