Engr. Ibe-Okosobo in a Pasajoegh-branded safety helmet and high-visibility vest on an electrical project site
Engineering leadership

Engr. Francis Lewis IBE-OKOSOBO

Founder & Principal Electrical Engineer

Decades of experience across electricity distribution, utility operations, engineering management and power infrastructure delivery.

Education & qualifications
  • Full Technological Certificate (FTC), Electrical EngineeringCity & Guilds of London Institute · HND-equivalent professional examination · 1984
  • BEng, Electrical/ElectricalUniversity of Benin
  • MEng, Power/MachinesUniversity of Benin
  • MBA, MarketingLAUTECH
Memberships & registrations
  • Association of Supervisory and Executive Engineers, London (MASEE)
  • MNSE
  • MNIEEE
  • MIEEE (USA)
  • COREN
  • NEMSA Category A
Biography

A career in Nigeria's electricity industry

Engr. Ibe-Okosobo is a veteran Nigerian electrical power engineer whose career spans several decades across the country's electricity supply industry and private engineering sector.

His professional career developed through Nigeria's former electricity institutions, including NEPA and subsequently PHCN, where he accumulated extensive experience in electricity distribution operations, engineering management and power infrastructure.

He progressed into senior management within the electricity distribution sector before retirement from public service.

Following his utility-sector career, he established Pasajoegh Engineering Services Nigeria Limited, applying decades of technical and operational experience to power infrastructure projects for electricity distribution companies and other organisations across Lagos and neighbouring states.

Today, he continues to provide engineering leadership across conventional electricity infrastructure while contributing his experience to the development of modern distributed and renewable power projects.

Career narrative

From utility leadership to field engineering

Engr. Ibe-Okosobo's career reflects decades of direct involvement in Nigeria's electricity infrastructure — from utility operations and engineering management to the execution and supervision of private-sector power projects.

Historic photograph of Engr. Ibe-Okosobo seated at his desk in an electricity utility management officeFrom the archives
Utility sector career — engineering management office· Archive
Engr. Ibe-Okosobo wearing a hard hat at a gas-fired power generation facility
Power generation facility — technical visit and engineering assessment
Engineer beside a large distribution transformer with bushings, cable terminations and a steel tower structure behind
Utility power infrastructure — transformer and substation environment
Engr. Ibe-Okosobo in a Pasajoegh-branded safety helmet and high-visibility vest on an electrical project site
Engr. Ibe-Okosobo on site in full PPE
Power sector knowledge

Decades of power sector knowledge

Experience accumulated inside the electricity supply industry — in distribution operations, engineering management and infrastructure delivery — and subsequently applied to private engineering practice.

Over 40 years of experience

Historic photograph of engineers working on top of a large power transformer with bushings and a crane above
From the archives — high-voltage power transformer works, part of Engr. Ibe-Okosobo's professional engineering history.
Engineering heritage timeline

Career stages

A professional journey from Nigeria's public electricity institutions to private engineering practice and modern power infrastructure.

  1. Foundations in the Electricity Sector

    Early engineering career established within Nigeria's electricity supply industry.

  2. NEPA Era

    National Electric Power Authority (NEPA)

    Professional development within Nigeria's national electricity institution.

    Historic photograph of engineers working on top of a large power transformer with bushings and a crane above
    High-voltage power transformer works — from the archives
  3. Power Distribution & Engineering Operations

    Direct involvement in electricity distribution operations and engineering activity.

  4. PHCN Era

    Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN)

    Continued distribution engineering and operational responsibility through sector reform.

    Historic photograph of Engr. Ibe-Okosobo seated at his desk in an electricity utility management office
    Utility sector career — engineering management office
  5. Senior Management & Utility Leadership

    Progression into senior management within the electricity distribution sector prior to retirement from public service.

  6. Private Engineering Practice

    Utility-sector experience applied to private electrical engineering and contracting.

  7. Pasajoegh Engineering Services

    Pasajoegh Engineering Services Nigeria Limited

    Founder / Principal Electrical Engineer

    Establishment of the company to deliver electrical engineering and power infrastructure services.

    Engr. Ibe-Okosobo in a Pasajoegh-branded safety helmet and high-visibility vest on an electrical project site
    Engr. Ibe-Okosobo on site in full PPE
  8. Distribution Company Projects

    Power infrastructure projects for electricity distribution companies and other organisations across Lagos and neighbouring states.

    Engineer inspecting a newly positioned distribution transformer on a concrete plinth at a construction site
    Distribution transformer installation and inspection
  9. Modern Power & Renewable Energy Infrastructure

    Engineering leadership extended to distributed generation, renewable energy and battery storage infrastructure.

    Engr. Ibe-Okosobo wearing a hard hat at a gas-fired power generation facility
    Power generation facility — technical visit and engineering assessment
Government & utility partnerships

Partnering for reliable power infrastructure

Pasajoegh welcomes collaboration with public institutions, utilities, developers and contractors delivering electricity infrastructure in Nigeria.

  • State Governments
  • State Ministries of Power
  • Electricity Distribution Companies
  • Federal Agencies
  • Renewable Energy Developers
  • EPC Contractors
  • Industrial Developers
  • Independent Power Producers
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