Newly elected president of the Institute of Software
Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) Mr. Pius Okigbo Jnr has promised to continue his
leadership from where the erstwhile president, Chief Chris Uwaje may have
stopped, reports ITRealms.
This is coming as he lamented the exclusion of the Nigerian
Information Technology (IT) in the ongoing National Conference, which commence
a few weeks ago.
Speaking to ITRealms
exclusively he expressed confidence in dialogue and promised to continue to do
his best in improving the local content and local software precisely.
He also told ITRealms
that his leadership will engage the government to ensure that his desire to
improve on the lots of the upcoming software start-ups in the country.
ITRealms recalls
that his emergence was the outcome of the recent Annual General Meeting of
ISPON.
Okigbo Jnr, who is the chairman, Infosoft Group was a former
first vice president of ISPON equally lamented the inconsistency in the
curriculum of tertiary institutions in the country to align with the demand of
the industry.
For him it is not acceptable that students would spend four
years in the universities only to graduate and expected to be retrained by the
private sector.
Further, he described the exclusion of IT professionals in
the national conference as unfortunate, even though it’s a position well
deserved.
Okigbo Jnr who was accompanied by immediate past president
of ISPON and some other members of the National Executive Council (NEC), Chief
Chris Uwaje, the press conference signals the formal handover between himself
and Uwaje, promises to carry the members of ISPON along.
Speaking earlier, Chief Uwaje commended ISPON members and
industry stakeholders for supporting him and the organisation during his
tenure.
Pix; Uwaje signing the handover note while Pius Okigbo Jnr watches
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