Ebitari Itonyo Advocates Efficient Funding Transformation for African Infrastructure Development

Ebitari Itonyo, an infrastructure finance professional, stresses the importance of converting funding into productive assets in Africa. He discusses the challenges in project execution despite significant capital commitments from entities like the Africa Finance Corporation and Nigerian pension assets.

Itonyo emphasizes the critical role of effective project management, financial modeling, risk allocation, and coordination in ensuring successful infrastructure projects. He cites the low percentage of projects reaching financial close and the need for enhanced professionalism and discipline in project preparation and execution to drive Africa's development forward.