ICRC Executive Management Team
Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission

ICRC Executive Management Team

DR JOBSON OSEODION EWALEFOH

Dr Jobson Oseodion Ewalefoh is the current Director-General of the ICRC. He is a professional with over two decades of experience in government and International Development Organizations, in addition to expertise in Public Sector Reforms, Public-Private Partnerships, Public Policy, Procurement and Development. Until his appointment, Dr. Ewalefoh was the Director in charge of the Public Private Partnership Resource Department (P3RD) of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) with responsibility for the Development, Procurement and Delivery of Public Infrastructure Projects in the Energy, Agricultural, Oil & Gas, Urban, Social, Defence & Security sectors. He had previously served as the Director of the Contract Compliance Department (CCD) of the ICRC, where he oversaw the Monitoring and Compliance of over 100 Concession Agreements in Energy, Port (wet and dry), Agriculture, Aviation, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Health Care Services, Financial Services, Telecommunications, Manufacturing and Railways with responsibility for the custody of all the PPP contracts executed at the Federal Level. He was the pioneer Head of the Information & Communication Technology (ICT) unit of the ICRC that undertook the setting up the ICRC ICT infrastructure, by implementing and deploying the ICT backbone of the Commission. Prior to joining the ICRC, Dr. Ewalefoh was involved in the implementation of the European Union (EU) support to the Economic & Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), as a consultant for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), with responsibility for implementing the ICT component of the Project, which involved a nationwide ICT infrastructure deployment in support of the anti-corruption program in the Country. He started his career with the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), where he played a pivotal role in Nigeria's reform and privatization of Public Enterprises. Dr. Ewalefoh has a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Development Studies from the University of South Africa (UNISA), Master degrees in Economics (MSc) from Enugu State University of Technology, Information Technology (MIT) from Ladoke Akintola University, Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Abuja, Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Abuja and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (BSc) from the University of Benin. Dr. Ewalefoh’s deep thirst for knowledge has led him to some of the leading schools in the World including the Harvard University, Brookings Institute, University of Pennsylvania, University of North Carolina, Lagos Business School among others. He is an avid reader and a publisher, with numerous published articles in renowned journals and contributions to many publications on varied developmental issues.

DR. EMMANUEL ONWODI

Dr. Emmanuel Oforkanji Onwodi is currently the Director of the Planning & Research Department (PRD), where his immediate responsibilities include administration and control of planning, research and evaluation performance reporting activities in the Commission. Prior to his appointed as Director of PRD in 2023, he was the Director of the Transportation Department where he oversaw projects in ports, railways, aviation, roads and bridges sub-sectors. Other sub-sectors include marine, defense, security, interior and the top ten priority PPP projects of the Commission.

Onwodi joined the ICRC in 2010 as Head of Finance and Accounts after which he headed the Special Projects Unit (SPU) where his responsibilities among others included planning and implementation of capacity building for staff of the ministries, department, and agencies (MDAs). This helped him build immense capacity as a trainer and an eloquent public speaker.

Cumulatively, Dr. Onwodi has both public and private sector working experience spanning over twenty years in the fields of accounting, auditing, financial modeling, forensics, credit analysis and management. Other major fields include Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), freight forwarding, mortgage banking, Islamic finance, shipping, logistics, and supply chain.

Onwodi bagged his B.A (Hons) in International Accounting from Northampton University – UK, a Post Graduate Professional Diploma in Accounting from the Institute of Accounting Technicians – Canada and M.Sc. in Risk Management from the Birmingham City University, UK.

He had his Doctorate degree in PPP Risk Management with emphasis on contingent liability risk for the public sector at the Selinus Business School Italy.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, a Chartered Forensic Accountant – Canada, a Chartered Management Consultant – Canada, a Chartered Financial Consultant – USA/Canada and Member, Chartered Management Institute (MCIM) – London.

DR. EVELYN ALAYE-OGAN

Dr. Evelyn Alaye-Ogan is currently the Director, Support Services Department where her immediate responsibilities include providing leadership and coordinating the activities of the various units in the directorate including Finance & Accounts; Human Resources and Administration; and Information & Communications Technology (ICT).

She joined the ICRC in 2011 where she headed the Project Finance Section of the World Bank-funded Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Project housed in the ICRC till the year 2014 when the project was moved to the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF). She was seconded to the FMF where she continued to head the Project Finance Section of the Project until she returned to the Commission in 2019.

Before joining the ICRC, Dr. Alaye-Ogan had worked for about 15 years in national and international projects in the areas of community education, microfinance, agriculture, and HIV/AIDS. These various projects were funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID), United States Center for Disease Control (CDC), and the UK Department for International Development (DFID).

She holds two Ph.Ds: in Gender Development Studies from Universidad Empresarial De Costa Rica - Costa Rica and in Development Economics from St. Clements University in British West Indies; an M.Sc. in Procurement, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management from University of Salford, Manchester - UK; an MBA in Banking and Finance from Enugu State University of Technology, and a B.Sc. in Business Administration from the University of Benin - Nigeria.

Dr. Alaye-Ogan is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN).

MR. ODILI ONU

Mr. Odili Onu, FNIQS is currently the Director, Revenue, Investment and Project Finance Department and responsible for adequate utilization of generated funds resulting from PPP contracts that will among other things be used as Project Development and Monitoring Fund, Viability Gap / Annuity Funds that will assist in the delivery of bankable and viable PPP projects.

Mr. Onu joined the ICRC in 2011. He was Head, Energy and Urban Infrastructure between 2012- 2015 and Head , Social Infrastructure between 2015 -2019. He has both private and public working experience of more than twenty-two years in Construction Cost /Project Management Consultancy and Banking.

Prior to joining the ICRC, he was the Group Head, Projects, FCMB Plc, Lagos and Head Projects, Fidelity Bank Plc, Lagos. He equally worked and qualified as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with a firm of Construction Cost and Project Management Consultants- Davis Langdon, London where he worked on various construction projects covering office developments, the British Library, Shopping Centres, Hospitals, etc.

He holds a B.Sc Degree in Quantity Surveying (Greenwich University, London), a Masters Degree in Finance and Investment (Southbank University, London), Fellow, Nigerian Institution of Quantity Surveyors (FNIQS) and Chartered Member (MRICS), Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), London.

Mr. Ahmed T. AbdulRazaq

Mr. Ahmed T. AbdulRazaq is the Director of the Contract Compliance Department (CCD) of ICRC. He oversees the Monitoring and Compliance of all Concession agreements in various sectors of the economy including Energy, Ports (wet and dry), Agriculture, Aviation, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Health, Financial Services, Telecommunications, Manufacturing and Railways. He also oversees the development of Policies and Regulations to guide the effective and efficient implementation of PPPs in Nigeria. Before his position as Director, Mr. AbdulRazaq was Deputy Director/Head Urban & Energy Infrastructure Unit of the PPP Resource Department (P3RD) of ICRC; Deputy Director/Head Monitoring & Compliance in the CCD from 2016 - 2023 as well as Head Social Infrastructure Unit of P3RD from 2010 - 2016. Mr. AbdulRazaq has extensive experience in project screening, evaluation, appraisal, development, procurement, negotiations, financial review, contract drafting, contract monitoring, contract management, etc; having worked on various sectorial infrastructure projects in roads, highways, rail, marine, aviation, water resources, hydro dams, solar, wind, coal, independent power plants, housing, prisons, court buildings, ICT, agriculture, tourism, social infrastructure among other sectors. AbdulRazaq holds an MBA from the Middlesex University Business School in the United Kingdom (UK) and a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. He is a fellow of the Institute of Consulting, a member of the Chartered Management Institute, and the Association of Members of Business Administration, all in the UK

Mr. Shehu Sani Danmusa

Mr. Shehu Sani Danmusa is the Director of Transport Infrastructure Department at the ICRC, where he oversees PPP projects in railways, aviation, roads and bridges sub-sectors.

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