By Val Amanze, Online Editor
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday offered his condolences to the family and friends of Engineer Chidi Izuwah as well as the management and staff of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC).
Izuwah, who was the Director-General of ICRC, died on Tuesday.
A statement by Garba Shehu, Buhari’s media aide, said the president paid tribute to the accomplished engineer and management executive who held several positions in the oil and gas sector before joining the public service in 2009.
”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.
Shehu said President Buhari’s thoughts and prayers are with the family, the government and people of Abia State as they mourn the demise of an illustrious son and notable Nigerian.
Izuwah started his career as a lecturer at the University of Port Harcourt.
Thereafter, he held several senior oil and gas asset management positions in a career spanning over 21 years with SPDC (Shell Nigeria) and Shell International USA and Europe.
He was confirmed to his current position by the Senate and formally appointed Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the ICRC in 2019 by President Buhari.
He had a first degree in civil engineering from the University of Nigeria and a master’s degree in hydraulic engineering from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK.
He was a frequent speaker at infrastructure finance, Islamic finance, and PPP conferences.
Izuwah was also a Harvard, Wharton, Columbia University, and Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad Executive Education alumni.
