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Order of Proceedings

Thursday8th April, 2021

8.00am

NICON LUXURY HOTEL, ABUJAPlot 903, Tafawa Balewa Way,Garki Area II, Beside International Conference Centre, Abuja

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Arise O Compatriots

Nigeria's call obey

To serve our fatherland

With love and strength and faith

The labour of our heroes past

Shall never be in vain

To serve with heart and might

One nation bound in freedom

Peace and Unity.

O God of creation

Direct our noble cause

Guide thou our leaders right

Help our youths the truth to know

In love and honesty to grow

And living just and true

Great lofty heights attain

To build a National where peace

And Justice reign

I pledge to Nigeria my country

To be faithful, loyal and honest

To serve Nigeria with all my strength

To defend her unity

And uphold her honour and glory

So help me God

National Anthem

National Pledge

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COMPUTER PROFESSIONALS (REGISTRATION COUNCIL OF NIGERIA)[Established by Act No. 49 of 1993]

O R D E R O F P R O C E E D I N G S

Induction OF

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President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces,

Federal Republic of Nigeria

PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI, GCFR

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Vice-President, Federal Republic of Nigeria

PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, GCON

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MR. MUSTAPHA BOSSSecretary to the Government of the Federation

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Honorable Minister for Education

MALLAM ADAMU ADAMU

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Minister of State, Education

HON. CHUKWUEMEKA NWAJIUBA

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PROF CHARLES UWADIA fncs

President/Chairman of Council

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MR. MUHAMMAD BELLO ALIYURegistrar/Secretary to Council

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1. 2019 - 2021 Council Members

2. Programme of Event

3. Programme of Induction Ceremony

4. Opening Address: President/Chairman of Council

5. Speech by Chairman, RR&C

6. Oath of Allegiance

Contents

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1) Prof. Charles Uwadia President/Chairman of Council

2) Mr. Kole Jagun Vice-President/Vice-Chairman of Council

3) Prof. Vincent Asor Member

4) Prof. Adesina Simon Sodiya Member

5) Dr. Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu Member

6) Prof. Ganiyu Sola Aderounmu Member

7) Prof (Mrs.) Adenike Osofisan Member

8) Dr.(Mrs.) Aderonke Bello Member

9) Prof (Mrs.) Bukola Onashoga Member

10) Dr. Samuel Obiora Okide Member

11) Mr. Bassey. O. Esang Member

12) Engr. Gambo Abdullahi Shehu Member

13) Mr. Musa M. Abubakar Member

14) Prof. Rasheed Gbenga Jimoh Member

15) Chinenye Mba - Uzoukwu Member

16) Mrs. Dele Bayo -Osibo Member

17) Mr. Moses Doka Member

18) Prof. Oludele Awodele Member

19) Prof. David O. Adewumi Member

20) Engr. Isa Abubakar Member

21) Mr. Kenneth Anarado Member

22) Mr. Pius Ekireghwo Member

23) Mr. Lawal M. Faruk Member

24) Mr. Muhammad Bello Aliyu Registrar/ Secretary to Council

List of Council Members (2019 - 2021)

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2021 INDUCTION OF NEW MEMBERS

Welcome Address by the President/Chairman of Council,

Prof. Charles Uwadia

Induction Lecture:The Significance Of Professionalism, IT

Ethics & Codes Of Professional Practices - Prof (Mrs.)

Adebukola Onashoga

Induction of New Members: -

Ÿ Remarks by the Chairman, RR & C

Ÿ Presentation of inductees to the President/Chairman of

Council by the Chairman, RR & C Committee

Ÿ Oath Taking & Formal Admission into the Profession

Ÿ Response from Representative of the Inductees

Ÿ Closing of Induction Ceremony

Ÿ Group Photographs (Physical)/Online Capture

DATE: THURSDAY 8TH APRIL, 2021

Programme of Event

INDUCTION PROGRAMME (ONLINE ONLY)

8:00am – 8:15am

8:15am – 8:45am

8:45am – 9:45am

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OPENING REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL, PROF CHARLES O. UWADIA , FNCS, AT THE INDUCTION OF NEW MEMBERS INTO THEINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) PROFESSION ON THURSDAY 8TH APRIL, 2021 AT NICON LUXURY, ABUJA

The Vice-President/Vice-Chairman of Council

President of Nigeria Computer Society

Provost, College of Fellows

Registrar/Secretary to Council

Fellows and Elders of the profession

Distinguished inductees

Ladies and Gentlemen

It is with utmost joy that I address you this morning on this occasion of your admission

into one of the noblest professions, the Information Technology (IT) profession, as

practitioners. I congratulate you on your being found fit and worthy, both in character

and in learning to be so admitted to the IT profession. At this induction ceremony, you

will be exposed the more to the profession and what it offers with a view to preparing

you to practice as it should be.

Given that you are new entrants into the very dynamic world of Information Technology

(IT),it is pertinent to provide a brief about the Computer Professionals

(Registration Council of Nigeria), the apex regulatory body for the practice of

Information Technology (IT)in Nigeria.

thCPN was established by Act No 49 of 1993. The Act was passed into law on 10 of June

and gazetted on the 9th of August that year. It is a regulatory body charged with the

regulation, control and supervision of the computing profession and practice in Nigeria

in line with Section 1 (2) of the Act, and is under the supervision of the Federal

Ministry of Education.

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The functions and responsibilities of CPN include, but are not limited to the following:

1. To determine the standards of knowledge and skills to be attained by persons

seeking to become members of the computing profession and improve those

standards from time to time as circumstances may permit.

2. To secure, in accordance with the provision of the Act, the establishment and

maintenance of a register of persons seeking to be registered under the Act to

practice the computing profession and the publication from time to time of the

list of such persons.

Consequently, the Council is responsible for the following among other things:

a. Organization, control and supervision of computing practice in Nigeria

b. Screening of individuals seeking to be registered to engage in the sale or

use of computing facilities and the provision of professional services in

computing in the country.

c. Ensuring high computing professional Ethics and Standards.

d. Creation and sustenance of local and international contacts for our

members,

e. Reduced charges for some specific professional services and facilities.

f. Determining academic standards in Computer Science, Computer

Engineering and other related disciplines.

g. Accreditation of institutions' courses and programmes as well as

evaluation of certificates in computing.

h. Conducting professional examinations in computing.

i. Opening of Regional Offices covering all the geo-political zones in Nigeria.

Our offices presently exist in Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan, Owerri, Port-Harcourt,

Gombe, Jos, Kaduna and Yola.

j. Publication of the Register of Computer Professionals and other

professional works like journals, books, magazines and newsletters.

Act 49 of 1993, earlier referred to, makes it mandatory for all persons and

organizations seeking to engage, or already engaged, in the sale and/or use of

computing facilities, and in the provision of professional services in computing or

related computing machinery in Nigeria, to be registered by the Council and licensed

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to carry out such activities. The Act makes it illegal to engage in computing and

professional practice without satisfying the aforementioned condition -

that is, registration and possession of a current valid license.

Consequently, persons and corporate bodies that are registered and hold current valid

licenses, apart from being eligible to carry out their businesses, stand to enjoy several

benefits including but not limited to:

· Elevated professional standing/status

· Protection from the public from exploitation and harassment in the course of

performing bonafide and legitimate professional activities.

· Right to use the Council's insignia: individualized seal, crest, plaque, ties, clips

and brooches

· Reduced rates for computing professional books, publications and events

· Access to and attendance at regular professional programmes like Conferences,

Seminars, Symposia, Workshops and Mandatory Continuing Professional

Development programmes (MCPD) for registered members of the

profession.

· Facilitating local and International contacts with relevant associations and

bodies abroad to ensure the international mobility of our members

· Reduced charges for some specific professional services and facilities.

· Our registered members enjoy reciprocal registration with foreign Computer

professional bodies abroad

One of the hallmarks of professionalism, especially in Information Technology (IT), is

training and retraining, given the high rate of obsolescence of Information Technology

and the need to be updated on regular basis; it is therefore your responsibility to keep

abreast of current developments in the industry if you are to remain competent and

competitive. It is toward this end that the Council has put in place a platform for

Mandatory Continuing Professional Development Programmes (MCPD)held

at various locations at different times across the country. Your attendance of these

MCPD trainings is a prerequisite for the renewal of license and upward mobility in the

profession.

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Further, we are conscious of the impact of the use of computational machinery and

related techniques on the public - employers, clients and the professionals. This is

what informed the introduction of the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

that details the standards of conduct expected from professionals in the IT industry, as

it exists in older professions such as Law, Medicine, Architecture and Pharmacy. The

Council's minimum expectation of you as ambassadors of the IT profession is high

moral standards and good ethical conduct. As provided in the Act that established CPN,

the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct is enforceable, and as a matter of fact,

continued membership of the profession depends on strict adherence to it. I enjoin you

therefore to endeavour to be good ambassadors of this profession and tread the path

of honour and integrity at all times.

Please be informed that Council has a mechanism. Let me inform you that we have a

mechanism for sanctioning erring members that go against the Code of Ethics. A

disciplinary panel is constituted to try reported cases of unethical conduct by

members. The Chairman of that panel is vested with a power that is equivalent to that

of a High Court judge. The implication of this is that the pronouncement of the panel

can only be reviewed by the Court of Appeal.

In closing, as you join the league of professionals in the IT industry, you must resolve

to imbibe and exhibit the virtues of honesty and integrity in your professional dealings.

It is only by doing this that you can be a model worthy of emulation by members and

non-members of the profession.

Thank you for your attention, I wish you a wonderful induction ceremony.

Professor Charles O. Uwadia FNCS

President/Chairman of Council

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SPEECH OF THE CHAIRMAN, REGISTRATION, REGULATION AND CONTROL COMMITTEE, PROF ADESINA SIMON SODIYA AT THE INDUCTION CEREMONY FOR THE NEWLY ADMITTED MEMBERS OF THE PROFESSION HELD ON THURSDAY 8TH APRIL, 2021 AT THE NICON LUXURY HOTEL, ABUJA

The President/Chairman of Council

Vice-President/Vice-Chairman of Council

President of the Nigerian Computer Society

The Registrar/Secretary to Council

Distinguished members of the computing profession

The new inductees

Ladies and Gentlemen

I feel honoured to address this gathering of distinguished professionals on the

occasion of the induction of new members into the IT profession. I want to use this

opportunity to congratulate you for the rare privilege of being counted worthy, both in

learning and in character to be inducted into the most dynamic profession in the world,

Information Technology profession.

Information Technology (IT) profession is a discipline that cannot be ignored by any

country. It is the revolution that is making waves in the world presently because of its

capacity to change the lives of all and sundry in the world. Information Technology has

become a tool for building a better life through the acquisition of knowledge and

experience. It is also a weapon for participating in global markets, promoting political

accountability, improving the delivery of basic services and enhancing local

development opportunities. Information Technology has the potential of eradicating

poverty and can assist tremendously in the achievement of the Sustainable

Development Goals (SDGs).

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As new inductees to this profession, the legitimization of your professional practice in

Information Technology starts today and I will charge you to make good use of the

opportunity by channeling your energy and talents towards positive things that would

be of benefit to you and your various organizations. The growth of the profession will

impact positively on the nation and will facilitate the realization of the objectives of the

Federal Government's Next level agenda. As professionals, we are duty bound to work

towards the actualization of making this country a force to be reckoned with in

Information Technology.

We look forward to popularizing Information Technology, increasing its penetration

and improving the lives of our people by making them active participants in the

Information Technology revolution. By virtue of your induction today, you have

become part of the process for the total eradication of quackery and promotion of

professionalism.

Please be informed that there is a mechanism for sanctioning erring and recalcitrant

members that go against the Code of Ethics of the IT profession in Nigeria. CPN

Disciplinary Panel is the standing Committee that sits and deliberates on reported

cases of unethical conduct by members. The Chairman of that panel is vested with

power that is equivalent to that of a High Court judge. The implication of this is that the

pronouncement of the panel can only be reviewed by the Court of Appeal.

I challenge each and every one of you present here to ensure that you contribute

meaningfully to the development of the nation through Information Technology

profession. Also, it behooves on you as new entrants into the profession to discharge

your professional services with utmost dignity and honesty. Endeavour to be good

ambassadors of the profession at all times.

It is my wish that you will be well guided in the course of discharging your professional

services to the nation and humanity.

I thank you for your attention.

Prof Adesina Simon Sodiya

Chairman, Registration, Regulation and Control Committee

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2020/2021 INDUCTEES’ LIST

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I, ________________________________________________do

solemnly affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to

the Information Technology Profession and that I will uphold and

abide by the provisions of the Computer Professionals

(Registration Council of Nigeria) Act No. 49 of 1993 [Cap C22

LFN 2004] and that I will abide by the code of conduct and any

other rules of the Council; and that I will strive to contribute

positively to the development of IT profession.

So help me God.

OATH OF ALLEGIANCETO THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

PROFESSION

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