Kari, Others Now NCRIB Fellows

The Commissioner for Insurance, Alhaji Mohammed Kari and the Governor of Osun State, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, were among the 17 dignitaries recently admitted into the Society of Fellows of the Nigeria Council of Registered Insurance Brokers ( NCRIB). Others included NCRIB Vice President and Honourary Treasurer, Rotimi Edu and Mrs. Ekeoma Ezeibe respectively. A statement from the council, said admission of the 17 new members brings the total number to 94 members. According to the statement, the Society of Fellows, is the committee of all fellows of the council, including some notable net worth individuals in the country and overseas. It said the admission was ratified at the board meeting of the NCRIB council held in Lagos, after the successful candidates scaled the hurdle for admission as stated in Section 6 Subsection 4a oftheNCRIBActNo.21of2003.ThestatementsaidNCRIBPresident, Mr.SholaTinubu,duringtheadmissionceremony,saidthenewFellows would be required to demonstrate high level of professionalism and assist in taking the broking profession to higher heights. He urged the new members to see their new status as opportunity to shun unethical practice and uphold the tenets of the profession at all time. A former Deputy Governor of Central Bank, Dr Tunde Lemo delivered the Fellows Day’s lecture titled, “After Fellowship, What Next”. TinubuinhisaddressexplainedthatthechoiceofLemowasinformed by the impeccable image and reputation he has earned for himself, both within and outside the shores of Nigeria as an economist.