CIPPON ACHIEVEMENTS

AN ACHIEVEMENT (The Yoke was broken)

In the year 1993, when it was obvious that no regulatory law was forthcoming, another group of professional printers operating in Somolu Local Government Area of Lagos State, Formed a professional body called Association of Professional Printers of Nigeria (ASSPPON) with the aim and objective of having a regulatory body for the printing industry in Nigeria. In the year 2003, this body (ASSPPON) initiated and promoted a bill privately sponsored by two legislators, Hon. Balla Ibn Nallah and Hon. Balla Ngillary.

After the passage of the Bill by the lower House of the Nation Assembly, the national adviser to the initiator of the Bill, (ASSPPON), the late Dr. Ismail Babatunde Jose, called a meeting of all Print Stakeholders and allied bodies to double the vote of confidence already passed on the members of ASSPPON, who are in the forefront of the struggle.

The Bill was approved by the Senate on 23rd May, 2007, and was signed into Law in July 30th 2007 by His Excellency, the President and Commander in- Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, President Umaru Musa Yar Adua (GCFR) in the name of CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL PRINTERS OF NIGERIA (CIPPON).

The inauguration of council members and the election of principal officers took place at the Federal Ministry of Information and Communications, National Press Centre,, Radio House, Abuja in March 11th, 2008. It was presided over by the Honourable Minister of Information and Communications, Hon. John Ogar Odey.

The first Council meeting after the inauguration was held on the 22nd April 2008 at the Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos Nigeria. The meeting was presided over by Mr.Wahab Aderemi O. Muhammed Lawal, the first President and Chairman in Council of the Chartered Institute of Professional Printers of Nigeria (CIPPON).

WAHAB A. O. MUHAMMED LAWAL Leader of ASSPON	ALHAJI S. A. GARKIDA 1st Assistant Leader of ASSPPON	REV. NNOROM OKECHUKWU 2nd Assistant Leader of ASSPPON
	DR. ISMAIL BABATUNDE JOSE Former M.D. Daily Times of Nigeria Chairman, Irede Press Ltd.