A former president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Emmanuel Ijewere, is dead.
Senior manager of the corporate communications directorate of ICAN, Dare Muyiwa, confirmed his demise yesterday.
The Nation reported that Ijewere passed away on Thursday, after a prolonged illness.
Ijewere was a prominent businessman, who had a wide range of interests and experience in banking, finance, and agriculture. He was the 32nd president of ICAN, leading the accounting body from 1996 to 1997.
He also served as the president of notable organisations such as the Institute of Directors (IOD), and the Nigerian Red Cross.
Born in 1946, the former accountant studied in Lagos, Ijebu-Ode, Cameroon, and the United Kingdom (UK).
He began his accounting career in 1965 working at Coopers & Lybrand, and later established Ijewere & Co., a chartered accountancy firm in Nigeria, in 1979.
The deceased also served as chairman and director in many companies, including 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), and Gemini Pharmaceuticals, among others.
