The 53rd President of the Institute of Chartered
Accountant of Nigeria, Mallam Isma’ila Zakari, has called on the 1,519 newly
inducted members of the institute to be open to learning by enrolling for the
Mandatory Continuing Professional Education programme of ICAN.
Zakari made the call at the 60th induction ceremony held
at ICAN Centre, Amuwo Odofin, Lagos recently.
He said, “The skills acquired today risk losing their
relevance far more quickly than in the past. For you to continue to be relevant
in the scheme of things as professionals, it is imperative in my opinion that
you actively participate in the institute’s Mandatory Continuing Professional
Education.
“ICAN is aware that as a chartered accountant, you would
be engaged in various sectors of the economy and to keep professional
accountants and members of ICAN abreast of current development in the business
environment, the institute created specialist faculties to provide the
technical support for members in the discharge of their duties.”
While urging them to act professionally in line with the
professional code of ethics, Zakari said, “I understand that the institute code
and guide has been handed to you all. The code plays a unique role in
supporting the accountancy profession in acting in the interest of the public
as it addresses the breaches of law such as fraud, corruption, bribery, money
laundering, tax evasion, financial product services, environmental protection
and public health and safety.
“The institute will not condone any professional misdemeanor
on the part of any chartered accountant irrespective of how highly placed or
lowly placed in the profession or society.”
The guest speaker at the event, Dr. Catherine Okpareke,
who was the 42nd President of ICAN, challenged the newly inducted members on
the theme ‘Developing an indigenous African economy strategy- Nigeria as a case
study.”
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