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Buhari Mourns ICRC DG, Chidi Izuwah

Buhari Appoints Oyetunde Director Representing Nigeria At AfDB By Felix ifijeh President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Oyebode Oyetunde as Executive Director representing Nigeria at the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Before the appointment, Oyetunde was Senior Special Assistant to the President on Finance and Fiscal Policy as well as Legal Matters in the Office of the Chief of Staff to President. He was also Special Adviser (Fiscal Policy) to the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning. The statement said: “He is a Chartered Accountant and a fiscal policy tax expert with 24 years of experience in investment banking. ”Oyetunde, a Fiscal/Development Expert, is a Ph.D. graduate of Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London and has a Law and Accounting Masters degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science. ”He is equally a legal practitioner qualified in Nigeria, England and Wales. ”He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). ”The Fiscal/Development expert worked in the Federal Ministry of Finance from 2008 to 2011, providing technical support in macroeconomic/fiscal policy, taxation and other aspects of public financial management. ”He has got high level experience with development finance institutions.” According to the presidential aide, Oyetunde was taking over from Dr. Bright Okogu whose tenure will come to an end at the bank on May 15, 2021 having served as a two-term Executive Director. ”The position of the Executive Director in AfDB is strategic as it affords Nigeria the opportunity to be in the forefront when key policy decisions are taken regarding the African region," he added. Reacting to the appointment, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr. Zainab Ahmed, thanked the President for considering Oyetunde for the exalted position. “Dr Oyetunde is one of the functionaries who worked assiduously for the finalisation of the Federal Budgets and the Finance Bills among others. He has the competence, experience and pedigree to fit into the office," she said.

BEVERLY HILLS, March 17, (THEWILL) – President Muhammad Buhari has sent condolences to the family and friends of Chidi Izuwah, the Director-General of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), who died recently.

He died on Tuesday after a protracted illness.

The President, in a statement signed by Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity also paid tribute to the late Izuwah, whom he described as an “accomplished Engineer and Management Executive who held several positions in the oil and gas sector before joining the public service in 2009.”

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”A very dedicated public servant who rose to the position of Director-General of ICRC in 2019, Izuwah was reform-oriented and highly skilled, playing very important roles in advancing infrastructure financing in Nigeria with special emphasis on Public-Private Partnerships (PPP). He will be missed,” the President said.

President Buhari added that his thoughts and prayers were with the family and the government and people of the deceased’s home Abia State as they mourned the demise of an illustrious son and notable Nigerian.

Izuwah joined the ICRC as the pioneer Executive Director of the public-private partnership (PPP) resource department before being appointed its DG.

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