NIMN Sets up Disciplinary Tribunal to Deepen Marketing Practice

Raheem Akingbolu
The National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN) has inaugurated a Disciplinary Tribunal and Investigating panel as dictated by the NIMN Act 25 of 2003.

The move is expected to help develop a strong and professional marketing institute.
Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of panel members in Lagos, the President and Chairman of the Council, Tony Agenmonmen, said the Tribunal has full status of a court except that it can only try marketing practitioners for infamous conduct relating to breaches of the provisions of the NIMN Act and the NIMN Code of Professional Marketing Panels.

Agenmonmen noted that appeals relating to directions of the Tribunal can only be lodged at the Federal Court of Appeal.

In the same development, the President announced the institute’s plans and readiness to hold its 2021 annual marketing conference, Annual General Meeting (AGM), as well as 2021 Council elections.
Agenmonmen disclosed that this year’s event would hold physically on May 27th and 28th in Lagos State, with protocols of the COVID-19 being strictly observed.

He stated that this year’s annual marketing conference with the theme: “SMEs in Post-Covid -19 World,” was prompted by the knowledge that SMEs play indispensable roles in the economic and social lives of the nation, in the creation of employment, alleviation of poverty, and immense contribution to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP).

Stressing further, the president said: “It is therefore important to bring to the fore, the challenges being faced by these SMEs in the country which has been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.”
He added: “In so doing, we intend to share practical insights on how SMEs can adapt and thrive in the Post-Covid -19 era.”

The lead speaker at the conference, according to Agenmonmen is Mr. Alex Okoh, Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprises.
Following the presentation by the lead speaker, there would be a moderated panel discussion on his paper while a communiqué is expected to be issued at the end of the conference.

Significantly, the NIMN boss stated that this year’s AGM will serve as a platform to present the accounts of stewardship of the 4-year tenure of the out-going executives for the year ended 31 December 2020, as this will mark his last AGM as the Chairman of the Council.

“This will be an opportunity to present the accounts of our stewardship for the year ended 31 December 2020. This would be my last AGM as President and Chairman of Council of our great institute. Therefore, I will use the occasion to present my stewardship for the slightly over four years that I have had the privilege of leading my colleagues in council, to lay a solid foundation and an irreversible growth for the Institute,” Agenmonmen disclosed.