The Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) has harped on the need for dedication and loyalty from both leaders and followers to have a saner society.
This is even as it charged insurance practitioners to display high level of professionalism in the discharge of their duties and responsibilities.
Speaking at the CIIN’s 2023 Ramadan Tafsir Lecture tagged ‘Leadership and Followership in Nation Building: The Islamic Perspective,’. at the Central Mosque, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos over the weekend, the CIIN president, Mr. Edwin Igbiti, in his welcome address, assured the commitment of his institute to raising professionals, who should display dedication, loyalty in their followership and professionalism both in the nation and in the workplace.
Reacting on the theme of the lecture, he said, the Tafsir was derived from the Arabic word, ‘Fasara’ which literally means to lift the curtain, to make clear, to show the objective, stressing that, by this analogy, Tafsir is the body of knowledge which aims to make clear the true meaning of Quran, its injunctions and the occasion of its revelations.
According to him, “I will like to remind us that we are in a season where we reflect upon the wisdom and guidance that comes with the Islam faith, and the responsibility that human beings have to one another, and to God. It is also a time of intense devotion to Allah.
“With these reasons, I urge us all here today to continue to use the Holy month of Ramadhan to stay close to Allah by seeking for forgiveness of our sins, praying for our Country, family and humanity in general.”
On his part, the guest lecturer who is also a medical consultant at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital(LASUTH), Dr. Sa’eid Ahmad, submitted that, the topic was very apt and very timely considering a lot of societal issues the world is encountering today, most especially, as we plan to swear in a new government in the country.
He stressed that leadership cuts across politics, religion, society, career and family, adding that, leaders are expected to set good legacies for others to follow.
On leadership qualities, he explained that, leaders must be humane and faithful, be responsible for conventional sense and prophetic sense, while followers must express total submission and loyalty.
“To have a successful nation building, both leaders and followers must exhibit faithfulness to whatever duty they are called upon, the ultimate panacea to nation building is for all citizens to assume their own level and measure of responsibility in their various positions, locations and circumstances,” he pointed out
