A delegation of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) and the Insurance Industry Consultative Council (IICC) led by Eddie Efekoha, have paid a courtesy visit to the office of the Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, pushing for introduction of insurance across education levels in the state.
The delegation which was received by the Secretary to the State Government Ovie Agas, solicited support from the state in helping to promote the insurance industry agenda.
Efekoha informed the State Government that the insurance industry has a key role to play in contributing to the growth of the country. He urged the state government to facilitate for insurance to be included as a subject in secondary schools, while also soliciting for the creation of faculties of insurance in state owned tertiary institutions.
Efekoha assured the Secretary to the State Government that CIIN and the IICC would equally play an active role in executing these projects.
During the visit the delegation led by Efekoha, donated 500 textbooks entitled, “Insurance for Senior Secondary Schools” to the Delta State government for onward distribution to secondary schools in the state.
Efekoha, whilst making the donation to the Delta State Government, stated that the donation of the books represents a major stride and serves as a landmark in the institute’s quest to groom a new generation of industry leaders.
He said copies of the textbooks have previously been presented by the Institute to the Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Kwara, Edo, Ondo, Rivers, Imo, Osun, Enugu, Ekiti, Kaduna and Kano State Ministries of Education as well as the FCT, adding that similar presentations have equally been slated for other states in the Federation.
“All of these are part of our articulated efforts at expanding the capacity of institutions offering Insurance programmes thereby guiding them to deliver superior and qualitative Insurance education.
“The promotion of Insurance education is not only a key to unlocking the huge potentials of our industry but also a means of opening the doors to the younger generation who represent the Insurance practitioners of tomorrow,” he said.
On receiving the books, Secretary to the State government, Ovie Agas who represented the State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa expressed delight at the gesture from the Institute.
He thanked the CIIN and the IICC for considering Delta State a worthy place to carry out its insurance awareness activities. He assured the delegation that the message would be taken back to the Governor and he was sure that the delegations requests would be given serious consideration.
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