Lagos’ll benefit from Ambode’s experience – ICAN

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria has
expressed confidence in the leadership qualities of the All
Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Mr.
Akinwunmi Ambode.
According to a statement, the President of ICAN, Mr. Chidi
Ajaegbu, was quoted as saying this at a lecture organised
by the Ikeja District of ICAN in Lagos.
“With 19 qualities of leadership and 16 signs of
professionalism acumen that this study makes us see in
Akinwunmi Ambode, it has proven beyond doubt that
accountants make the best leaders in the world. Lagos is
blessed to have him”, Ajaegbu said.
Ambode was the focal point of an academic research titled
‘The Effects of Leadership Quality On Public Expenditure
Management: Evidence From Lagos State Treasury Under
Akinwunmi Ambode As Accountant General’, which was
performed to decipher the skill-sets with which he
succeeded at shouldering the financial responsibility of the
nation’s largest economy for a period of six years.
According to Professor Kabiru Isa Dandago, who presented
the research paper at the forum, Ambode proved to be an
exemplary leader who has mastered the art of exercising
the principles of leadership along the lines of
accountability, transparency and prudence.
He recommended that, “ Lagosians should strive to exercise
their right to vote a professional that has exhibited concern
and care for them, long before showing interest in serving
as their chief accounting officer and chief security officer. A
vote for Mr. Ambode is clearly a vote for improving the lives
of the present generation of Lagosians and for laying solid
foundation for sustainable human well-being in Lagos State
and beyond.”
Ambode expressed his commitment at using his experience
and skills to make Lagos even greater, enumerating his
plans to create jobs, explore and expand the economy,
consolidate on security and cleanliness.
He reminded them of the limitless possibilities that an APC
government at the centre presents to Lagos State, saying
that, “What General Muhammadu Buhari brings to the table
is moral leadership, and with a commitment to deliver on
our promises here in Lagos, we are set for accelerated
growth and development”.
The President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
Alhaji Aderemi Bello, also shared in Ambode’s optimism in
the great advantage posed by an APC federal presence,
adding that Lagosians must vote for Ambode and the APC
candidates to make that vision achievable.