Marketers converge on Kaduna for AGM

As part of efforts aimed at strengthening the new found peace and bond in the nation’s marketing house, the nation’s chartered marketers are set to converge in Kaduna for the 5th Annual General Meeting of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN).

The institute, saddled with the   responsibility of  regulating marketing practice in Nigeria, has disclosed that one of the highlights of the event would be its presidential election, where the incumbent President, Mr. Ganiyu Koledoye and the Senior Strategy Manager, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Mr. Tony Agenmonmen, are expected to slug it out.

Koledoye  who remains the institute’s Acting President, concluded Dr. Lugard Aimiuwu’s tenure in August, this year, after the latter announced his decision to step aside last year, for personal reasons.

According to the institute’s Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, Rev. Deji Oloketuyi, the Election Committee that would supervise the forthcoming election had been inaugurated few month ago with a clear mandate to ensure a free and fair election leading to the emergence of a credible candidate as the president of the institute.

The five-man committee, according to him, include Mr. Chidiebere Nwankpa,  Mrs. Ebisan Onyeama,  Mrs. Onome Odili,  Dr. Haliru Bala,  all fellows of the institute and Barrister Ismail Ajibola, a member of the institute as the secretary of the committee.

The institute’s Registrar further explained that the  election committee had already unveiled a 24-point election guidelines, comprising  qualification of contestants, sponsorship, nomination form, voters’ qualification and voting, campaign, manifesto night and others, as approved by the institute’s Council.

While assuring members a hitch-free AGM, the  Registrar expressed the commitment of the marketing body  to achieving the consolidation of the new-found peace in the marketing house.

Source: Dailyindependent