The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Dr. Jobson Oseodion Ewalefoh as the brand new Director-Basic of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Fee (ICRC).
President Bola Tinubu had just lately appointed the Edo-born Licensed Public Non-public Partnership tactician alongside another heads of parastatals, describing it as one that’s properly deserved.
In his evaluation through the screening train, Chairman Senate Committee on Commerce and Funding, Senator Sadiq Umar urged the brand new ICRC boss to place Nigeria and the Nigerian folks first in his actions to additional increase funding alternatives within the nation.
“I feel it’s thrilling, we want the very best man, the very best ability to essentially negotiate,” he mentioned.
Former governor of Edo State, Senator Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, who’s the Chairman Senate Committee on Inside additionally hailed Dr. Ewalefoh’s appointment.
Oshiomhole lauded Ewalefoh’s wealth of expertise in Public Non-public Partnership issues and promised to avail the brand new ICRC Director Basic with the suitable authorized framework wanted to draw needed funds into the nation.
“You’ve every little thing it takes to deliver a brand new life to the entire query of laws, acceptable negotiations that may make it potential. Because of this folks such as you who’ve grown from the system are wanted, given the character of service. I’m absolutely impressed by this background, mentioned Oshiomhole.
The President, whereas making the appointment charged Dr. Ewalefoh to deliver his wealth of expertise to bear and show absolute dedication and probity within the administration of the ICRC and in pursuit of its strategic goal of accelerating funding in nationwide infrastructure by way of the progressive mobilisation of private-sector funding.
The newly confirmed ICRC DG mentioned it’s time to reposition the Fee and as a strategic motion plan, the erudite PPP skilled emphasised the necessity to increase traders’ confidence and work in direction of enhancing non-public investments into the nation.
“The very first thing we wish to do is to instill confidence within the traders. Businessmen are usually not moved by what we are saying of mutual threat, they’re moved by security and the return on funding on no matter funds they’re bringing. In order that is without doubt one of the issues I’m going to do,” he advised the media.
“Nigeria is a rustic of over 200 million folks. There isn’t a approach the traders is not going to wish to come. I see individuals who wish to come,” he added.
Previous to his appointment, the brand new ICRC DG was the Director answerable for the general public non-public partnership useful resource division of the ICRC.
Dr. Ewalefoh has over twenty years of expertise in Public Non-public Partnerships (PPP), Concessions & Privatisation, Data & Communication Expertise (ICT) growth & deployment, Innovation, Undertaking Administration, Procurement Processes & Procedures, Organisation & Technique, Course of Enchancment, Public Coverage Reform and Growth, Management and Governance.
He’s an academician of no imply reputation with a PhD in Growth Research from the College of South Africa (UNISA) and Grasp Levels in Economics (MSc), Administration Data Expertise (MIT), Public Administration (MPA), Enterprise Administration (MBA) and Bachelor of Science in Laptop Science (BSc) from the College of Benin.
His ardour for information additionally took him spherical a number of different main educational establishments throughout the globe, a few of which embrace the Harvard College, Brookings Institute, College of Pennsylvania, College of North Carolina, Lagos Enterprise Faculty, Wharton Enterprise Faculty, Duke College, Lagos Enterprise Faculty, Institute of Public Non-public Partnership, amongst others.