By Naomi Uzor
Kaduna Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KADCCIMA) has elected a new President who will run the affairs of the Chamber for the next two years.
The new President, Dr. Muheeba Farida Dankaka was previously, the 2nd Deputy President of the Chamber. She took over from Dr. Abdul-Alimi Bello who was the President from 2012 and whose tenure has come to an end.
Dr. Dankaka who is a product of Kaduna Polytechnic and the Ahmadu Bello University is a well known business woman in the construction industry and consumer products.
Also elected at the combined 41st and 42nd Annual General Meeting of the Chamber was Alhaji (Dr.) Aliyu Dikko as the First Deputy President of the Chamber; Dikko was previously the Managing Director of UBA, and is currently the Chairman of Assets Management and Securities Services Co. Ltd.
The Second Deputy President is Alhaji Suleiman Aliyu who was previously the Rector Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic in Zaria. Eighteen other officers including institutional representatives such as the NNDC, Peugeot Automobiles Ltd and the Bank of Agriculture, etc, were either elected or reconfirmed in their position as Council Members.
In her acceptance speech, the new President promised to maintain and even build on the successes of the Chamber and to create innovative ways of engaging the State and Federal Authorities to develop agriculture, commerce and industry in the State.
The President gave members the undertaking that she would continue to support and assist the creation of city Chambers in Kaduna State and other parts of Nigeria.
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