CAC Boss Bags Award For Exemplary Leadership—The Registrar General (RG) of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Alhaji Garba Abubakar, has bagged the “2021 Nigerian Newsdirect Award of Excellence for Exemplary Leadership in Public Sector Administration”
A statement by Rasheed Mahe, Head Media unit of the commission on Sunday in Abuja, said the award was in recognition of the reform initiatives being implemented by the Commission.
Mahe said that the Nigerian Newsdirect publication presented the CAC boss with the Award at a ceremony to mark its 11th anniversary in Lagos.
Meanwhile, Dr Samuel Ebiyemi, a member of the editorial board of the publication, who presented the award, highlighted series of reform initiatives undertaken by Abubakar since assumption of duty at CAC.
Ibiyemi said the decision to honour the RG 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 impact.
He added that the RG had been piloting the affairs of CAC efficiently through the introduction of series of reform initiatives pursuant to CAMA, 2020.
According to Ibiyemi, the introduction of electronic signature, electronic certificate with QR code, one man company, amalgamation of incorporated trustees with similar objectives, disclosure of persons with significant control among others are some of the milestones recorded by the CAC under Abubakar’s stewardship.
He added that the full digitisation of CAC operations has not only enhanced effective and efficient service but also reduced fraud and other related activities in the system to the barest minimum.
He challenged him to sustain the tempo, and implored others to emulate the good example demonstrated by Abubakar.
Responding, the CAC Boss thanked Nigeria Newsdirect for finding him worthy of the award and pledged to continue implementing laudable reforms to ensure that the Commission was at par with some of the best company registries across the globe.
Represented by the Head of CAC Registry Department, Ladi Abubakar, the RG said the Commission would spare no effort to ensure that its customers enjoyed efficient services in the coming months.
TGM reports hat the governors of Osun, Ogun , Borno and Nasarawa states were also honoured at the event, which was well attended by captains of industry, politicians and top government functionaries.
Other awardees included the NDLEA Chairman, NNPC Managing Director, DG NIMASA and Speaker of the House of Representatives
