Stockbrokers Link Growth To Onosode’s Contributions

The Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) have attributed the institute’s growth and development to the contributions made by Dr Gamaliel Onosode.
This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Oluwaseyi Abe, CIS President and Chairman of Council reporters in Lagos.
The statement said that Onosode contributed immensely to the stockbroking profession and the enhancement of the status of stockbrokers in Nigeria.
It said that the institute under the leadership of Onosode started conducting independent professional examinations after taking over the certification of stockbrokers from the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).
“The Institute was also admitted as a Member of Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria during his tenure of office as president,” said the statement.
It said that Onosode was the Chairman, Board of Fellows of the Institute from October  21, 1998, to May 22, 2013.
It said that he was known for his uprightness, steadfastness, dedication to service and integrity, and an embodiment of positive virtues and values which endeared many stockbrokers to him.
“Onosode consistently maintained his ‘first’ status in everything concerning the institute.
“He was the first member of the institute to pledge and redeem a donation of N1 million towards the acquisition of the CIS Secretariat in 2013,” said the statement.