Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant, Abubakar Ibrahim has been conferred with an award as senior fellow by the Institute of Professional Managers and Administrators of Nigeria (IPMAN).
At an investiture ceremony held in Abuja, the CEO of Aira Integrated Services Ltd was honoured for his strides in job creation, managerial acumen as an entrepreneur in a wholly organised private conglomerate.
The body said the IPMAN award was also based on his outstanding performance as a good manager and administrator par excellence over decades.
In his acceptance speech, Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim said he is encouraged by the award to create a robust private driven atmosphere in Nigeria and beyond.
“For me as an entrepreneur and as a CEO, I make bold to say that indeed, the place of managers and administrators in the job creation sector, the labour system and economy of Nigeria and the world at large cannot be overemphasized.
“Therefore, on this day, it is my pleasure joining my colleagues in the management and administrative sector to exchange notes and chart a new course on how we can have a better labour system that will work for all players in the labour and job creation sector.
“It is my pleasure indeed being conferred with the award and title of senior fellow of the institute.
“To whom much is given, much is expected, therefore I am inspired by this conferment and recognition and I will continue to give my best towards a better labour system, such that will continue to create employment and create more and more enabling environment in the job sector.
“I dedicate the award and conferment to God Almighty, who has been my source, my strength through these economically trying times, and to my hardworking staff at Aira Integrated Services Ltd, without them, there would be less I would have been able to achieve as a CEO,” he said.
Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim’s business chain spans agriculture, hospitality, airlines and petroleum industry.
