The umbrella body of software
professionals in the country under the aegis of Institute of Software
Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON), is mourning the pioneer president of the
group, Mr. Chijioke Simeon Agu, who passed on after a brief illness in Lagos on
Sunday, July 8, 2012.
The incumbent President, Chief
Chris Uwaje of Connect Technologies, in a press statement made available to
DigitalSENSE News, the association says the news of Mr. Agu’s demise came as a
surprise and they are seeking a target of 1 million tributes for the late
president.
“It is with tremendous shock, heavy
hearts and deep sense of loss that we received and now officially announce the
sad demise of Chijioke Simeon Agu, the founding President of ISPON, a
distinguished Information Technology (IT) practitioner, software industry
pioneer and fellow of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) who passed-on on
Sunday July 8th, 2012,” Uwaje lamented.
He also condole the entire family
of Mr. Agu on behalf of the National Executive Council (NEC) and members of
ISPON.
Uwaje who described Mr. Agu as the
great lion of the Nigeria’s Information and Communication Technologies (ICT),
whose words alone awakened an entire IT industry.
“… Whose presence inspired confidence
in a fledgling industry to go forth and claim its due; a fiercely loyal friend
and a competitor respected by all,” Uwaje said.
Agu who was a former council
member, Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN) and NCS,
hails from Obinagu in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State.
As said by ISPON president, late
Mr. Agu would be missed for his advocacy drive for local content development in
the software industry.
Until his death, Mr. Agu was the
founder and chairman of Computer Systems Associates (Nigeria) Limited, and a
1970 Electrical Engineering graduate with Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting
and Finance.
He started his computing career
with Shell Petroleum Development Company in 1971. Later, he moved to the
National Electric Power Authority in 1977 as Manager Systems Development and
rose to become the Director of Computer Services. Simeon Agu metamorphosed the
Computer Systems Associates (CSA) to Neptune Software, putting Neptune on the
platform to thrive globally.
Commenting exclusively on the
tribute for late Mr. Agu, ISPON president pointed out that the target of
collating 1 million tributes on his professional engagements and
accomplishments.
“It will be highly appreciated if
you can submit your tribute today,” he appealed, assuring that details of the
funeral programme would be communicated to stakeholders as soon as it is
released by the family. “We will expect your cooperation and support through
the trying days ahead, and in the future as his legacy lives on.”
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