A new Managing Director for the Abuja Investment Company Limited (AICL), Ambassador Maureen Tamuno, was recently appointed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
AICL is an investment company for the FCTA, which provides investments for economic development for Abuja and is into asset management, leasing services, infrastructural development, facility management as well as consulting services.
Expectations are therefore high with Dr. Tamuno’s coming on board when you consider the agencies and many affiliates under her watch. These agencies include the Abuja Technology Village (ATV), Abuja Urban Mass Transit Co. Ltd., Abuja Property Development Company (APDC), Abuja Broadcasting Corporation, the Abuja Market Management Ltd. (AMML) and several others.
While commending the minister for bringing the right industry person to head the place, there is the compelling need for the new appointee to focus on some critical subsidiaries of companies like the Abuja Film Village which is one of the FCT super employment and revenue generating agency.
For her potential to be fully harnessed, it will be in the interest of all for the new leader to place a high premium on the Abuja Film Village International (AFVI) and to adeptly sidestep commotions in the various agencies under her watch which had been attracting negative publicity to the FCT administration.
She is now expected to play a pragmatic, but positive role, to mend the disconnect between these agencies under her purview, and actions which further aggravates multidimensional rivalry should be eliminated through fair engagement.
AICL at this crucial time needs a stabilizer who would create a synergy amongst the various agencies, represent a profound departure from the past, and reflect a resolute stance against the systemic lapses that once plagued the agency.
Before being literally conscripted by FCT Minister, Dr. Tamuno has served Nigeria in many capacities over the years gradually establishing herself career trajectory as a thoroughbred diplomat.
Dr. Tamuno served as the Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Belize, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.
When all these are combined, this diplomatic exposure testifies to her unusual astuteness and uncommon trait for seamless interaction. This bridge-builder, coming right on time, is one with enviable performance records and the capacity to hold her own and deliver on all assignments.
It is without a doubt that Amb. Tamuno is very well prepared to change the narrative and hopefully acquit herself as deserving of this new office.
She should hit the ground running, by demonstrating her commitment to using public funds wisely and responsibly, and build the confidence of Abuja residents, while assuring them of a just and fair administration founded on entrenching and maintaining highest standards of accountability and transparency.
Through sound financial management, dedication to the workforce, and an unflinching commitment to progress, her tenure should be a notepad which will be a platform to write a legacy of impactful change, and her actions to stand as a testament to her leadership potential that will hold and shape the destinies and the lives of the people of FCT.
The stage is now set for Tamuno’s legacy to continue to flourish by actions that would reveal a testament to her vision and resilience.
Abigail I. Onu, Ladies of Grace, Abuja
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