ICAN Allays Fears Of Ebola At Conference

The Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Nigeria says measures have been put in place to protect intending participants at its 44th Annual Accountants Conference, which will hold in Abuja next month, against Ebola epidemic.
The move, ICAN said, followed the outbreak of the Ebola virus diseases in West Africa, including Nigeria.
President of the institute, Mr Chidi Ajaegbu, in a statement, said some of the measures put in place included the provision of hand sanitiser and gloves in each delegate’s conference bag as well as the provision of the body scanners at the venue.
According to him, the institution is also in contact with the Federal Ministry of Health, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control, and the National emergency Management Agency to provide ambulances and other emergency services throughout the period of the conference.
“Arrangements have also been made for doctors and nurses to be on the ground at the conference venue,” Ajaegbu added.
Meanwhile, the ICAN president said the Federation of Accountants president, Mr Warten Allen, and the Directors of Core Operations Services for World Bank, Dr Ed Olowookere, were among the eminent speakers that would attend the conference.
He said the IFAC president would present the lead paper entitled “Chartered accountants and the society: the realities of serving the public interest,” while ICAN president would deliver the keynote address to about 4500 chartered accountants expected at the conference.
According to him, other eminent resource persons at the conference include a former managing partner, Price Water House Coopers, Mr Ken Igbokwe, the chairman of Guinness Nigerian Plc, Mr Babatunde Salvage; and Regional Managing partner (WA) of Ernest and Young, Mr. Henry Egbiki.