Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba has tasked the newly-inaugurated Board of the Nigerian Council for Management Development(NCMD) to come up with innovative policies, programmes and projects which will support the mandate of Centre for Management Development (CMD) towards improved productivity for the managerial workforce and national development.
The Minister gave the charge at the inauguration of the Nigerian Council for Management Development, which is the Board of the Centre for Management Development (CMD), in Abuja, on Thursday.
He also charged them to provide policy guidelines for management development and not to be involved in the day to day running of the parastatal.
He noted that the day-to-day operations of Centre for Management Development
(CMD) was the responsibility of the Director General, who is the accounting officer and Chief Executive Officer of the Centre.
Giving the terms of reference of the Council, the minister said from the Act establishing it, “the Council is expected, as a policy making body, to: Advice the minister on policies, plans and programmes for the enhancement of the number, quality and effective utilisation of the managerial manpower resources of the country in all sectors of the economy; formulate policies and guidelines for coordination of management education and training activities,” among others.
Responding, the Chairman of the Board, Mrs Binta Shuaibu, thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for approving their appointments.
Shuaibu assured the Federal Government that the experiences of the board members would be brought to bear for the uplift of the CMD and national development.
Recall that the NCMD Board as constituted comprises 13 members which include the Chairman, Mrs Binta Shuaibu, and four other persons namely, Bar. Marie Idaomi, Prof. Muhammad Mainoma, Mr Olawole J. Ademola, and Mr Bitrus D. Chinoko (DG CMD).
Others are the representatives of the Ministry of Budget and National Planning; National Universities Commission; Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association; National Youth Service Corps; Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation; Industrial Training Fund; and the Central Bank of Nigeria.
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