Emmanual Ijewere, the former President of the Institute of Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN, has died at the age of 77, according to reports.
Dare Muyiwa, Senior Manager of ICAN’s Corporate Communications Directorate, announced his death to the press on Friday.
Ijewere, who was born on October 30, 1946, in Plateau State, was the 32nd president of ICAN from 1996 to 1997 and played an important role in directing the accounting group.
He commenced his accounting career in 1965 at Coopers & Lybrand; he later established Ijewere & Co., a chartered accounting firm in Nigeria, in 1979.
The accounting icon 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.
Also, he 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.
