Jobson Ewalefoh: Putting Public Interest at the Heart of PPPs

The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, Jobson Ewalefoh, has said public-private partnerships must deliver tangible value to the ordinary Nigerian rather than simply bringing private capital into public projects. The ICRC is involved in healthcare PPPs such as MEDIPOOL, a project designed around the bulk procurement and distribution of medicines. Ewalefoh said a healthcare PPP will fail its purpose if its pricing places it beyond the reach of the ordinary Nigerians it was meant to serve. The report examines his philosophy of putting public interest at the heart of PPP arrangements.

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