CRDB scoops four Africa awards in Lagos

 

Tanzania’s High Commissioner to Nigeria Dr Benson Bana (centre) receives an award for the best CEO supporting procurement on behalf of CRBD Bank’s Group managing director and CEO Mr Abdulmajid Nsekela from the CEO of Instictwave, Mr Akin Naphtal at the Africa Procurement and Supply Chain Awards (APSCA) held in Lagos, Nigeria. With him is the bank’s director of procurement, Mr Pendason Philemon (right). PHOTO | THE CITIZEN CORRESPONDENT

By Jacob Mosenda

Education writer/journalist with The Citizen

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Summary

·         Tanzania’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr Benson Bana said it was enthralling to see the bank scooping a number of international awards.

Lagos. CRDB Bank PLC scooped four awards in the 5th Africa Procurement and Supply Chain Awards (APSCA) held in Lagos, Nigeria yesterday.

A statement released by the bank said the institution won award on excellence in procurement innovation (banking category) out of 83 entries submitted this year.

It also emerged as the organisation with the best procurement team (banking), with its two leaders scooping awards.

The bank’s Group Managing Director and CEO, Mr Abdulmajid Nsekela became the best CEO supporting procurement and Mr Pendason Philemon, the bank’s Director of Procurement, was recognised as amongst the African top 50 procurement and supply chain leaders.

Receiving the award on behalf of Mr Nsekela, Tanzania’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr Benson Bana said it was enthralling to see the bank scooping a number of international awards.

Congratulating the Bank’s management and staff and its two leaders who have been recognized and awarded the highest trophies in procurement, Dr Bana said, “This is an honour to all Tanzanians.”

“CRDB Bank PLC has made all of us (Tanzanians) proud and this reveals how the bank is supporting President Samia’s (Suluhu Hassan) agenda of reopening the country to attract more investors and create businesses. The country is now being heard in Nigeria and Africa in general as the best in procurement,” he said.

The Africa Procurement and Supply Chain Awards (APSCA) recognizes leading procurement experts, teams and top procurement and supply chain organizations, whose outstanding leadership and practices have raised the profession’s standards.

The organisations must have as well showcased top ethics, best practices, tact and brilliance in managing organisations’ supplies as well as promoting business growth and sustainability in Africa.

Commenting on the awards, Mr Philemon said every year, the APSCA celebrates organisations excelling in procurement and supply chain management in Africa and this time, CRDB Bank participated for the first time and managed to scoop the most awards.

“It was a thrilling moment to be mentioned four times in this event gathering hundreds of fellow procurement professionals. It was CRDB Bank and MTN Nigeria who were called four times each,” he explained.

“It was a very proud and happy moment to showcase that excellence practiced in Tanzania can be recognized and hailed continent-wide,” he added.

Another awardee, Mr Nsekela said procurement and supply chain management was much more than just moving goods or services from vendors to customers, but a complex role within any organisation.

“Procurement function is very important and key for the bank without which the bank cannot offer services well to its customers and its contribution to the bottom line cannot be understated; it’s very important in managing business costs,” he noted.