2018 ANNUAL CONFERENCE INSTITUTE OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT NIGERIA: "Exercise Discipline When Planning" - Dame Okowa

The Wife of Delta State Governor, Dame Edith Okowa has emphasized the importance of planning and financial discipline in the management and disbursement of resources.

The First Lady who said this at the 2018 Annual Conference and General Meeting of the Institute of Strategic Management Nigeria (ISMN) Delta State Chapter in Asaba explained that planning without discipline in any field or endeavour would only lead to waste and failure.

According to her "As individuals or leaders who are in charge of portfolios, businesses, homes or even non-governmental organizations we must all exercise discipline and plan reasonably when it comes to dealing with managing the limited resources that are available because as a nation we are still facing challenging times economically".

"As a founder of an organization that helps the less privileged in the society I understand the importance of managing resources smartly to get the best result so I implore that discipline be engaged in order to get the best outcome" she added.

She commended the Institute for holding the conference which included civil servants, individuals from the public sector as well as government officials and call for training of individuals especially youths on how to properly plan and manage resources so as to become productive.

Delivering the keynote address titled "Driving And Sustaining Government Projects, Policies And Programmes To The Grassroots" the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Research and Communications, Innocent Ojefia stated that the best way for government's impact to be felt in the grassroots was for the people to be proactive and participate fully, not only on how they are governed, but also in the development process especially at the community level.

 Earlier giving a welcome address the State Chairman of ISMN Mrs. Uche Okpara stated that the conference was an opportunity for members of the Institute to share ideas on how to be more proficient and effective strategists.