It was a meeting of reunion and reflection between the newly reappointed Executive Secretary, Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, NIPC, Saratu Umar who made a return after about eight years of her maiden sojourn to head the agency.
The Executive Secretary who was relieved of her job barely one year into it in 2015 by the then President, Goodluck Jonathan for diverse unconfirmed allegations.
Addressing the Commission’s staff shortly after taking the mantle of leadership, the NIPC boss was philosophical about her first experience as the head of the agency.
”Yesterday is gone. Today is a new day. “The past is a place of learning, not a place of living.” We must stay focused on today and tomorrow, and how to make tomorrow an even greater day”
The NIPC helmsman, also emphasized that her 2014 vision to transform NIPC into a gold standard of excellence on the African Continent and a world-class Investment Promotion Agency, that is comparable to any in the worlds remains intact due to the fact that, as the gateway to the Nigerian Economy for Investors, the agency should be a strong and a role model public institution with a private sector orientation.
“Nigeria needs an NIPC that will maximally deliver on its mandate. Anything short of a world-class Investment Promotion Agency is simply not acceptable. We must keep this reality at the core of our focus, as we forge ahead.”
Earlier, the acting Executive Secretary, Emeka Offor highlighted some of the significant progress recorded my by the agency in recent times.
With a new Sheriff in town, it is expected that the existing cordial relationship among the NIPC staff is sustained and the assurances by the Executive Secretary not to victimise or witch-hunt anyone as a result of past experience is kept
