PEFON inducts new members

The Professional Excellence Foundation of Nigeria(PEFON) , a body founded by Bailey Dipo, former commissioner for Insurance has inducted new members into the Organisation.

During the induction and investiture ceremony in Lagos, Bailey said that the foundation was committed to helping youths to be professionally qualified because and  increase their chances becoming employed.

Bailey said, “We already have a committee in place to help the youths in that regard and we are planning to have a conference for professionals later in the year.”

He said that the objectives of PEFON are to identify Nigerian professionals at home and abroad who may wish to be part of the foundation, and to recognize those among them who have excelled in their chosen professions.

Bailey said the foundation has the objective to recognise individuals, who though do not possess professional qualifications, have established conglomerates that have employed a large number of professionals.

He also said that PEFON plans to raise scholarship fund to assist the young ones to study and become professionally qualified.

Wherever possible, he said it plans to assist the professionally qualified to be employed and to recognise fora to seek ways of developing Nigeria’s future.

According to Bailey, the professionals have a lot to contribute in fostering the growth and development of Nigeria.

Some of the new inductees during the event are Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, an investor with business empire in different sectors within Nigeria and abroad; Ike Ugwu, who is the chief executive officer of Pharmacare Support Group, a community of pharmacy and retail chain;  Olasheni Ibiwoye, a senior partner with Messrs Bayo & Co, a law firm;  and Ismail Agaka, who is a general manager, Social Security Development Department among others.