Oluchi Chibuzor
The Global CEO of Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) , Erik Prusch has praised the resilience of Nigerian IT professionals as the Lagos Chapter of the body marks its 30 years of impactful leadership.
Speaking in Lagos, acknowledged the role the Lagos Chapter has played in setting the standard across Africa.
According to him, “The success that Lagos has had over the last 30 years has really demonstrated what being a chapter in ISACA is and being a leader in a continent such as Africa. It’s an amazing event when you can gain the expertise that we’ve been able to gain within a growing region of the world like this. And the leadership that this part of the world is creating is going to further the global efforts that ISACA has in general. The amazing thing is whether or not we’re talking about artificial intelligence or cyber security or IT audit or privacy or security in general, ISACA leads the way.
“We lead the way in terms of not only the expertise and credentials that we create but by building workforces for tomorrow that allow nations and allow companies to continue to expand because they’re leveraging technology the right way.”
Urging business leaders and regulatory bodies on cyber security and governance issues, Prusch said that they must have the right workforce.
“The message to global leaders, leading organisations, enterprises, companies is that you need to have the right workforce. A workforce that’s trained and has been developed to be able to lead your organisations into the future, that help accelerate your growth and be able to leverage new technologies before they actually come to market,” he said.
On his part, President of ISACA Lagos Chapter, Mr. Justus Osuji, said that the celebration provided an opportunity to reflect on three decades of professional service, leadership, knowledge development and contribution to the growth of information systems audit, cybersecurity, governance, risk, compliance and emerging technology in Nigeria and beyond.
According to him, “The essence of having the ISACA Nigeria chapters is for us to collaborate to come together to expand the reach of ISACA to all parts of Nigeria. That is the essence of the collaboration we are having to enable us to reach out to other locations in Nigeria. All the chapters have their strengths.
“We have the Abuja chapter there that has the central government with them. We have Lagos that has the business hub with them. Port Harcourt has the oil sector with them. So we are collaborating to bring together all these potentials to be able to reach out more to Nigerians.”