Management staff of the Akwa Ibom Investment Corporation (AKICORP), have been urged to evolve beyond their traditional departmental roles and become delivery experts, driving results and excellence in their new capacity.
Speaking at the first ever management retreat of the corporation at the Ibom Led Pent house, Uyo, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/ CEO), Mr Imo-Abasi Jacob tasked the management staff to focus on delivering results and driving excellence, rather than just overseeing the activities of their respective departments.
He emphasized that to reposition the organization and fulfill its mandate, it was crucial to identify effective strategies, which, he noted , could only be achieved through strategic planning sessions, hence, the need for the retreat.
He stressed that the organization must now prioritize efficiency, adhering to due process, respecting timeline and embracing global best practices to achieve its set objectives.
The AKICORP MD/ CEO, who presented the first paper, ‘Diagnostic Review of Akwa Ibom Investment Corporation,’ took the managers on a nostalgic journey, retracing the corporation’s 26-year history from its inception to the present day.
He further emphasized that the Umo Eno-led administration was dedicated to reviving the corporation’s former glory. As evidence of this commitment, he cited the return of all State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to the corporation’s purview.
Given this development, he asserted that to ensure effective oversight, the corporation must assume full custodial responsibility for all State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) by March 2025.
Earlier, the Executive Director, Agricultural Investment, Pastor Godwin Ukwat, who functioned as the coordinator of the retreat clarified that the retreat aimed to facilitate the development of a realistic and achievable work plan for 2025. He advised that when creating a 12-month budget, it’s essential to break it down into time-based activities and measurable successes.
Other resource persons were, Mr Inyang Inyang of Noble House Consulting , Elder Edem Okon of the Akwa Ibom State Bureau of Public Procurement and Udeme Etukeyen.
Also, every member of management presented strategic action plan for their respective directorates, departments as well as units.
