IoD Nigeria to Host Fashola, Holds Policy Lecture, Book Presentation
The Institute of Directors Nigeria (IoD) will host Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos State on Wednesday, May 6 as he delivers a public policy lecture on his legacy after serving as governor of Lagos State for eight years.
The topic of the lecture is: My stewardship - Eight Years of Delivering Excellence.
Announcing this in Lagos at the weekend, the Director General of the institute, Victor Banjo, stated that the IoD Nigeria public policy lecture platform was designed to promote good governance and give the governed the opportunity to assess the qualitative and quantitative impact of the policies of government and key governmental agencies.
The event will also feature the public presentation of a book titled: ‘The Example - The Era of Babatunde Raji Fashola as Governor of Lagos State’ written by Mr. Sam Omatseye, Chairman, Editorial Board, The Nation Newspaper.
The Institute of Directors Nigeria (IoD Nigeria) founded in 1983, is a prime leadership organisation that champions good governance and promotes business ethics in Nigeria.
It is an affiliate of the Institute of Directors UK and its activities spans across all sectors of the economy and aims at securing greater effectiveness and efficiency in boardrooms.
IoD, according to the director general, offers a network of over 110,000 members in over 150 countries, and membership is drawn from directors, business leaders, policy makers in the public and private sector across diverse enterprises and industries.
The organisation also supports directors by equipping them to be more effective in the discharge of their duties and responsibilities to their organisations.
He said that various director development courses, seminars, and workshops are organised to achieve this. Also, it provides members opportunities to meet and discuss with policy and decision makers in the economy.