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The Chairman and Members of the Investment and Securities Tribunal have been urged to diligently work together to discharge the responsibilities of the tribunal.<\/span><\/p>\n

This was stated by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, on the occasion of the swearing\u2013in in Abuja of Barrister Azi Amos Isaac and Barrister Nosa Smart Osemwengie, as the chairman and member of the Investments and Securities Tribunal (IST) respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ahmed said \u201cWith your appointment, the tribunal now has a full complement of 10 members in line with the enabling law, the Investments and Securities Act (ISA), 2007. It is, therefore, my hope that all the members will justify the confidence reposed in them by President Muhammadu Buhari.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While congratulating them for being found worthy by Mr. President to be appointed to the highly exalted positions, the Minister also said, \u201cYour appointments have come at a time when all hands are needed to build our economy. As you all may be aware, the IST was first inaugurated in December, 2002. It is a specialised fast-track court, established for the settlement of disputes in the capital market.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Since its establishment, the tribunal, Mrs. Ahmed noted, has made some strides, particularly in its adjudicatory role which has gone a long way to sanitize the capital market and build investors\u2019 confidence. Within its short time of its existence, in view of the dynamism in law, \u201cthe tribunal has reviewed its Procedure Rules with the publication of the IST (Procedure) Rules 2014. Also worthy of note is that the tribunal has partnered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to review the enabling law with the enactment of the ISA, 2007.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Besides, the tribunal has to its credit the publication of its Law Reports, \u2018The Nigerian Investments and Securities Law Report (NISLR)\u2019. The publication, in her views, has, in no small measure, enhanced capital market jurisprudence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Recalling the challenges that affected the tribunal in the past, the Honourable Minister said: \u201cNotwithstanding these commendable achievements, the tribunal has in the last five years suffered many setbacks due largely to poor administration. These setbacks have blurred, if not completely wiped out, whatever modest achievements the Tribunal might have recorded in its adjudicatory role. We may recall that in November, 2015, the Tribunal was dissolved and the Chairman and its members relieved of their jobs. A new panel of the tribunal, which includes many of the members here seated, was inaugurated in 2017.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAgain, barely two years into your tenor, the chairman of the tribunal was removed. The problems with the tribunal had been infighting amongst members, lack of industrial harmony and a series of complaints bordering on mal-administration. These have been the bane of the tribunal and source of embarrassment, not only to the ministry but the federal government,\u201d she recalled.<\/span><\/p>

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In view of the challenges, Mrs. Ahmed, highlighting the chairman\u2019s responsibility, stated: \u201cLet me stress here, that the chairman\u2019s responsibility is to provide good leadership that would galvanise the human and material resources at the tribunal\u2019s disposal on the path of stability towards achieving its mandate in a consistent manner. I call on all members of the IST to cooperate with the new chairman, so that the vision of the tribunal which is \u2018to be a world class capital market tribunal that is fair and transparent, dispensing justice without fear or favour,\u2019 could be attained.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In his remarks, the newly sworn-in Chairman of the IST, Mr. Amos Azi, described the appointment as a challenging one, but however assured that the new management would take up the challenge and ensure that Nigerians are not disappointed.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to him, \u201cThe tribunal was established as a critical infrastructure in the ecosystem of the Nigerian capital market and indeed Nigeria as a whole. From 2003 to date, they have given judgement in the value of assets of over N844bn and from 2017 to date they have given decisions in monetary value of over N24bn.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe tribunal has not failed in its statutory responsibility, it has carried out its assignment with candor and integrity and I will improve on that. The issue of administrative and labour related issues we are already working to address that. I am happy to report that we have so far made very meaningful progress\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Azi said the tribunal is equipped and properly situated to look into all financial issues in the country and expressed the hope that it can be transformed so that it can look at all issues arising from the entire financial sector.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo caption : From Left –Chairman, Investments and Securities Tribunal Mr Amos Azi,\u00a0Minister<\/span> of Finance, Budget and National Planning Mrs Zainab Ahmed and Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission Mr Lamido Yuguda during the Inauguration of the IST Board Members by the Minister of Finance on Thursday in Abuja.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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