The Nigerian Senate has confirmed the appointment of Engr. Chidi Izuwah as the substantive Director-General/CEO of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC).

The three senators from Abia, the nominee’s state, endorsed his nomination. President Muhammadu Buhari forwarded his name to the Senate for confirmation in November 2018.

Engr. Izuwah joined the ICRC in 2009 as the pioneer Executive Director, Public Private Partnership Resource Department (ED P3RD) where he set up the Department from scratch. In this role, he was responsible for catalyzing Public and Private expertise and resources towards putting in place a world class PPP pre-contract regulatory framework and guidelines for driving the preparation and development phase of Federal PPP Projects.

During his period as ED P3RD, the ICRC was declared the African PPP Champion for the year 2010. Engr. Izuwah was the ED P3RD until June 2016 when he was made the Executive Director, Support Services Department (EDSS).

With a first degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Master’s degree in Hydraulic Engineering from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne in the United Kingdom, Engr. Izuwah started his career as a lecturer in Fluvial Hydraulics and Water Power Engineering at the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria in 1986. Thereafter, he held several senior oil & gas asset management positions in a career spanning over 21 years with SPDC (Shell Nigeria).