Effective Leadership: CAC Registrar- General, Alhaji Garba Abubakar Conferred with An 2021 Award of Excellence By News-Direct.
The Registrar General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Alhaji Garba Abubakar has been bestowed with the “2021 News-direct Award of Excellence for Exemplary Leadership in Public Sector Administration” in recognition of the reform initiatives being implemenTED by the Commission.
One of Nigeria’s fast-growing Newspapers, Nigerian News-direct presented him with the award at a ceremony to mark the paper’s 11th anniversary at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos.
Presenting the award on behalf of News Direct’s Editorial Board, Prince Dr Samuel Ebiyemi highlighted a series of reform initiatives undertaken by Alhaji Garba Abubakar since the assumption of duty as CAC Scribe two years ago.
Ibiyemi said the decision to honour the CAC Registrar General took a comparative of different CEOs in the country, government agencies and actors and drivers of the Nigerian economy anchored on indices of quality, due process and sectoral impacts, among other deliverables.
He added that Alhaji Garba Abubakar has been positively piloting the affairs of CAC through the introduction of a series of reform initiatives under CAMA, 2020.
According to Dr Ibiyemi, the introduction of electronic signature, electronic certificate with QR code, one-man company, an amalgamation of incorporated trustees with similar objectives, disclosure of persons with significant control amongst others are some of the milestones recorded by the CAC under the stewardship of Alhaji Garba Abubakar.
He added that the full digitization of CAC operations has not only enhanced effective and efficient service but also reduced to the nearest minimum the incidence of fraud and fraud-related activities in the system.
He, therefore, challenged him to sustain the tempo and implored others to emulate the google example demonstrated by the CAC Registrar General.
Responding, the CAC scribe thanked News-direct for finding him worthy of the award and pledged to continue to implement laudable reforms to ensure that the Commission operates at par with some of the best company registries across the globe.
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Represented by the Head of CAC Registry Department, Ladi Abubakar, the Registrar General said the Commission was leaving no stone unturned to ensure that its Customers enjoy more efficient service in the coming months.
During the event which was well attended by captains of industry, politicians and top government functionaries, the Governors of Osun, Ogun, Borno and Nassarawa state amongst others were also honoured.
Other awardees include the NDLEA Chairman, NNPC Managing Director, DG NIMASA and Speaker of the House of Representatives.
During the event which was broadcast live on TVC News, the National leader of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and Former Governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu delivered a keynote address through his representative, the Lagos State Commissioner of Environment, Honourable Tunji Bello.
