The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, and the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, are billed to play the roles of Special Guest of Honour and Chairman, respectively, at the investiture of Commodore Abimbola Ayuba (Rtd.) as the 25th President and Chairman of Council of the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered).
The investiture is scheduled to hold on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at the 81 Division Officers Mess in Lagos.
A statement by NIM disclosed that the investiture ceremony, which marks the formal assumption of office by the new helmsman, is coming on the heels of the election of new principal officers by the Council of the Institute last December, during which Dr Umar Mustapha, Vice Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mentholatum Nigeria Limited, and Mrs Ijeoma Okere, a former Permanent Secretary in Abia State, were equally elected Deputy President and National Treasurer, respectively.
The new president, a retired commodore of the Nigerian Navy who was a former director at both Defence Headquarters and Naval Headquarters, Abuja, holds a PGD in management, an MBA (general management) from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, 2001, and an MSc in Strategic Studies from the University of Ibadan, 2010.
In addition to being a Fellow of the Institute, Commodore Ayuba, a versatile professional, is also a Fellow of several professional bodies, including the National Defence College, Nigeria; the Certified Institute of Shipping, Centre for African American Research Studies; the Chartered Institute of Public Diplomacy and Management; and Alumnus of Africa Centre for Strategic Studies.
A recipient of the Institute’s prestigious Chris Abebe Award, the highest individual award for management excellence, Ayuba has served the Institute in different capacities at different times, including Chairman, Board of Fellows in August 2021; became the National Treasurer in 2021; and the Deputy President in December 2022.
A renowned international risk and security management consultant who retired from the services of the Nigerian Navy after over thirty years of distinguished and meritorious service is an astute manager, great public speaker, and author.
The investiture ceremony, which will be headlined by an investiture lecture to be delivered by the immediate past Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo (Rtd.), a distinguished Fellow of the Institute, will be graced by representatives of government, top military brass, professional bodies, and the corporate world, as well as members of the Institute.
