The Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN) is intensifying efforts to deliver on human capital development by expanding skills and knowledge in the country.
Speaking during an interview in Abuja, the Registrar/Chief Executive of CIPMN, Mr Henry Ifeanyi Mbadiwe said “our role is simple, to take human capital development and push it to the end”.
He said the Institute is also taking steps to work with various organisations like the Bureau of Public Procurement to ensure that contracts are only delivered in Nigeria by licenced project managers.
“CIPMN can ensure every project in this country is handled by a licensed project manager and all MDAs will put planning, risk management and chain management in the centre of all of its activities in this country.
“If you do that, you will stop seeing abandoned projects in Nigeria. It is as simple as that,” the Registrar stated.
Mbadiwe further expressed concerns that projects within Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are being managed by directors without the necessary project management qualifications, which contributes to inefficiencies
“CIPMN Act says you must be licensed by Institute for you to manage project. You cannot manage a project in Nigeria, if you are not licensed by this institute, everybody in any MDA or private sector, who is leading project in Nigeria and not licensed by CIPMN is doing so in contravention of the Act establishing this institute”
“By 2024, we will start enforcing the law and holding organisations accountable. We will publicly call out agencies that fail to comply with the Act,” he warned.
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