Emmanual Ijewere, the former President of the Institute of Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, is reportedly dead.
The Senior Manager of the Corporate Communications Directorate of ICAN, Dare Muyiwa confirmed Ijewere’s death to journalists on Friday.
Ijewere, born in Plateau State on October 30, 1946, passed away at age 77.
He served as the 32nd president of ICAN from 1996 to 1997; he played a pivotal role in leading the accounting body.
The accounting icon commenced his accounting career in 1965 at Coopers & Lybrand; he later established Ijewere & Co., a chartered accountancy firm in Nigeria, in 1979.
He has held various positions as the president of renowned organizations like the Institute of Directors (IOD), the Nigerian Red Cross, and a National Economic Forum (NEF) member.
He also served as the chairman of Best Foods Group, Emson, Nigeria Agribusiness Group, Drum Resources Nigeria Limited, Apel Capital & Trust Limited, Countrywide Direct Mortgage Company, Kerildbert Holdings, Computer Warehouse Group (CWG), Gemini Pharmaceuticals, among others.
Ijewere was a member of the Agricultural Transformation Implementation Council (ATIC), under the chairmanship of former President Goodluck Jonathan and also served as a resource person for the transition committee of former President Muhammadu Buhari regarding agriculture.