The Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria has inducted 200 members to boost the professionalism and accountability of project management in the country.
The institute also pledged to put a stop to the rising cases of abandoned projects in Nigeria.
Speaking at the induction ceremony held in Abuja, the registrar of the institute, Henry Mbadiwe said it was pertinent for anyone delivering projects in Nigeria to become a member of the institute.
He said, “We are going to begin to see fewer abandoned projects as long as they are managed by the individuals just inducted today”.
“Our job is now to begin to get them to that point where they can be licensed. CIPMN makes sure that you cannot deliver projects in Nigeria unless you’re a member of the institute. So the job of these individuals is now to start leading projects in Nigeria, and it is the law.”
Speaking in an interview with our correspondent, the keynote speaker at the event, Saidu Njidda, said the vast majority of issues bordering on project failure would be addressed by making the institute a professional body in Nigeria.
Njidda said, “Things are going to change in Nigeria. We have to do what is being done globally so that our projects will be successful in Nigeria, like every other part of the world.”
He encouraged project managers who were not members of the institute to formalise their practice by joining the CIPMN.
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