ICAN elects Tijjani Musa Isa as 58th president
The Governing Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, (ICAN) has elected Mallam Tijjani Musa Isa BSc, MIoD, FCA as the Institute’s 58th President.
The Investiture took place on Tuesday, at the Institute’s Secretariat, Victoria Island, Lagos.
In his acceptance speech, the new ICAN President said, “I am persuaded that with the support and over 500-year cumulative experience of our Council members, we will reposition ICAN and the Accountancy profession in the scheme of things for greater relevance in national discourse, public policy and advocacy. After a painstaking analysis of the turn of events, we have chosen the Theme: “Positioning ICAN for higher members’ transcendence and public interest augmentation” for the 2022/2023 Presidential year.
“In essence we are seeking to the satisfaction of stakeholders’ expectations which you will observe as we go on. Specifically, we have summarized our focus to address the under listed issues in line with the mandate of the Institute.
“In the 2022/23 Presidential year, the Council will emphasise benefits to members by continually engaging with stakeholders. We will engage with regional stakeholders – IFAC, PAFA, ABWA, CAW – in trainings and knowledge transfer to ensure that our members achieve and maintain cutting edge thought leadership in all their engagements.
“We need to ensure that the value of having our members on any team, as employers/employees/consultants/advisors is never in doubt. In furtherance of the Institute’s public interest augmentation, we will engage public sector stakeholders at the federal and state levels to guarantee our members better jobs and placement at all levels of the public sector.
“For the benefit of our members, the Institute will also continue to engage with other relevant stakeholders such as The National Assembly to provide technical support to our lawmakers on accounting, economic and business related tasks; our supervising ministry – the Ministry of Education and the Financial Reporting Council.
“The Institute in this presidential year will also embark on collaborations with new not previously explored stakeholders such as the Institute of Directors (IoD), Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI), Nigeria British/French/American Chambers of Commerce, Small and Mediums Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), and similar agencies.
“The Institute’s Think Tank will be empowered to sustain its thought leadership contributions on emerging issues. The Council will engage its members with the relevant competence to facilitate the consolidation of its position on burning issues in the economy. The Institute will play a proactive role in policy making in the country.
“Students’ Special Projects
During the presidential year, the Institute will ensure that the students are given the attention they need to become stable and dependable chartered accountants.
“To achieve this, in this Presidential year, the Council will vigorously pursue Students’ Special Projects (SSP) for its students in educationally disadvantaged jurisdictions that are not yet covered.
“SSP that commenced in the 2002/2003 Presidential year has produced over a thousand Chartered Accountants and we intend to improve upon”.
The President, Mallam Tijjani Musa Isa, BSc, MIoD, FCA, holds a degree in Accounting from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1978.
He qualified as a member of ACCA in 1998 and became its fellow in 2003. In 2008 he became a fellow of ICAN and later became a Member of the Institute of Directors (MIoD) in 2001.
He also attended Slough College of Higher Education, England from 1980-1981; London School of Accountancy, 1982-86 and Emile Woolf College of Accountancy, London, 1986.
He has attended numerous professional courses, seminars and conferences in and outside the country including the Columbia Business School, Executive Education Programme, in December, 2018.
He joined ICAN Council in 2009 and served in different Committees as member and Chairman at different times.
Mallam Isa is engaged in public service as member, Governing Council, Federal University, Lafia; The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Board of Trustees, Representing North West Geopolitical Zone and; The Federal Tax Appeal Tribunal, Federal Commissioner.
He has worked in several organizations including Obiora Monu & Company, Chartered Accountants; Bank of the North Limited, Muhtari Dangana & Co, SCOA Nigeria Limited; Kaduna Furniture and Carpets Company Limited, Nigerian Unity Line Plc and Intercellular Nigeria Limited among others.
He is the Managing Partner of Tijjani Musa Isa & Co. (Chartered Accountants) till date.
