For the former Director Corporate Communications Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) Joseph Obah, it was all encomium as friends, colleagues and relatives gathered today to honoured him with a sent-forth as he retires having served the institute for 25 years.
Guest at the event which held at Nigerian Council of Registered Brokers (NCRIB) Auditorium in Lagos took their turns to eulogies the former Director for his immersed contributions to the institute and the Insurance industry.
The President of the CIIN Bola Temowo said: "Permit me to say that Joseph Obah is unarguably one of the pillars of the secretariat of our great Institute. We acknowledge, in particular, the roles you played along with your contemporaries in laying the solid foundations upon which the Institute’s secretariat stands today. We appreciate your immense contributions to the actualization of the objectives for establishing the Institute.
"It will interest you all to know that, tomorrow 25th April, 2015, Mr. Obah will mark his 60th Birthday, even though his young looks belies his age. It will also interest you to know that Mr. Obah’s sorjourn in the Institute began at a period when the Institute was in the process of attaining its Charter status which was finally gotten in 1993.
"The Obah we are celebrating today is what we can refer to as a firebrand, a man of many talents; which has been harnessed over the years to the benefit and growth of the Institute. An astute Events Manager, an Orator, a Speech Writer per excellence, A Public Relations Expert, A Publisher and Editor with superb Crisis Management skills, an Astute Administratorand most notably, a genius MC and Compere"
He noted that Obah is leaving the Institute in a much stronger position than he met it, adding that he believed that is the goal of every human being.
The Director-General kola Ahmed, lauded Obah's contributions in major events undertaken during his tenure. He urged him to sustain the good records he has made.
Deputy Executive Secretary NCRIB Tope Adaramola, lauded Obah's contributions in the laundering the public image of the industry, adding that the operators would miss him greatly.
He also called on operators to ensure the wealth of experience he had gathered over the years is tapped by engaging in as a master of ceremony a field he has taken to lofty heights.
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