ISLP provides support for legal structures that support Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in different jurisdictions. While PPPs will not be appropriate for every project, they can allow large-scale government projects, such as roads, bridges, and hospitals, to be undertaken through private sector financing, and can provide governments with access to private capital, accelerated project delivery, transfer of risk, increased innovation, and more efficient management.

In 2022, ISLP completed a capacity-building program on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) to government officials from the PPP Office and Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Ogun State, Nigeria. The program was designed to strengthen the institutional capacity of the PPP Office and the MoJ on the use of PPPs for infrastructure development in order to support sustainable private investment and bolster the ability of the government to effectively manage investor engagements. The two-part program consisted of the following activities:

  • a series of virtual trainings and workshops led by Hunton Andrews Kurth law firm partners Ryan Ketchum and Jason Parker (also an ISLP board member), and
  • a five-day, in-person training and workshop held in Abeokuta, Ogun State delivered by ISLP volunteers Brian Fix, consultant with Dentons, and Alston & Bird partner Tamer Bahgat.
Day 1 of training, left to right: Mrs Adebimpe Obienu, Director of Commercial Services, Ogun State Ministry of Justice (MoJ); Eniye Ogbebor, Senior Legal Programme Officer, ISLP; Mr Dapo Oduwole, Director-General, PPP Office, Ogun State; Mr Oluwashina Ogungbade (SAN), Attorney General, MoJ, Ogun State; ISLP volunteers Brian Fix and Tamer Bahgat.
Day 5 of training: ISLP volunteers and team member Eniye Ogbebor with the staff of the Ogun State Ministry of Justice, including Mr. Dapo Oduwole, Director General, PPP Office, and Mr Bamidele Adebayo, Ogun State Solicitor General, and other participants.

This training received financial and technical support from the Advocates for International Development’s Rule of Law Expertise UK (ROLE UK) Programme and UKAid.