Welcome speech by the Secretary General of CIMA on the occasion of the inauguration of the CIMA Headquarters building Libreville on August 07, 2019 Prime Minister, Head of Government of the Gabonese Republic; Ladies and gentlemen Presidents and Members of Constitutional Institutions; Mr President of the Council of Ministers in charge of Insurance of the CIMA Ladies and Gentlemen, Members of the Government of the Gabonese Republic; Ladies and Gentlemen, Heads of Diplomatic Missions and Representatives of International Organizations; Mr. Chairman of the Committee of Experts; Ladies and gentlemen, the members of the Regional Insurance Control Commission; Ladies and Gentlemen National Directors of Insurance and Heads of Institutions of CIMA; Ladies and gentlemen, the Presidents of the Board of Directors and General Managers of the insurance companies; Distinguished guests; Ladies and gentlemen, In my opening remarks, I would like very warmly and respectfully to greet the presence of the Prime Minister, Head of Government, representing His Excellency Ali Bongo ONDIMBA, President of the Gabonese Republic Head of State, at the inauguration ceremony of the headquarters building of the Interafrican Conference of Insurance Markets (CIMA). I welcome him to these places and express his gratitude and gratitude for his presence, which testifies to the importance that the High Authorities of the Gabonese Republic attach to the insurance sector. To the Minister Noel MBOUMBA I would like to say all the pleasure that is ours to welcome him in his capacity as representative of Mr. Sani YAYA, Minister of Economy and Finance of the Togolese Republic, President of the Council of Ministers of Insurance of the CIMA, project owner. To the Ambassadors and Members of the Diplomatic Corps, I wish to express our gratitude for having enhanced the splendor of this ceremony with their presence. To all the guests and all the personalities who came to take part in this important event in Gabonese land, land of peace, hospitality and hospitality, I address the traditional “mbolo” of the Earth which welcomes us all. Be each and every one thanked for your effective presence here in Libreville, our capital city of the Gabonese Republic, to celebrate the culmination of a community work, a collective enterprise. To all, I wish a pleasant and an excellent stay in Gabon. Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Guests, The Interafrican Conference of Insurance Markets received 6 years ago from His Excellency the President of the Republic and the Gabonese people in the form of donation, a land with an area of 2,482 square meters. This gift he made the use you have before you. The CIMA has made the “talent” received and has set the heart of Libreville at the heart of this beautiful building that we are inaugurating today and of which we can all be proud. I take this opportunity to join the voices of the entire insurance industry in expressing our gratitude and gratitude to His Excellency the President of the Gabonese Republic; Head of State and the Gabonese people, without whom the realization of this beautiful project would not have been possible. Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Guests, The General Secretariat of CIMA is now endowed with a valuable working tool, more modern and more functional. A seat equal to the ambitions and objectives that the member countries had set for themselves at the signing of the Treaty establishing an integrated organization of the insurance industry in their respective states. Through this new community project, a living expression of ongoing sub-regional cooperation, the CIMA member states reaffirm their total commitment to work to strengthen the institutions of the Conference and the development of the insurance sector. In view of the sacrifices made by all the stakeholders, I make the promise on behalf of the General Secretariat, to make good use of the book, to manage it as a “good father”, to maintain it in a sustainable way and to to make the most of it to fulfill the missions assigned to us by the Member States. Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Guests, I can not close my remarks without renewing you to all, my wishes for a pleasant stay in Gabon and a good return to your respective countries. Thank you. Share via:
