Pan African Towers appoints Echezona Osi as CEO 

Pan African Towers, a Nigerian infrastructure provider serving 9mobile and Spectranet has appointed Echezona Osi as Chief Executive Officer effective July 1, 2025. Osi will succeed Oladipo Badru, whose tenure lasted nine months in the acting CEO position. 

“We are confident in his strategic acumen, and we believe that his vision and commitment to excellence will be instrumental in guiding the Pan African Towers’ next phase of growth and transformation,” said Adefolarin Ogunsanya, the Board Chairman, in a statement.

Under the new leadership, Pan African Towers (PAT) hopes to enhance its presence in the highly competitive telecom tower infrastructure market. The company aims to challenge the dominance of current industry leaders such as  IHS Towers, American Tower Corporation (ATC), and Helios Towers. PAT actively owns 764 towers across Nigeria, serving more than 1,200 tenants. 

Osi comes with over 28 years of experience in the telecommunications sector across various regions of Africa. Pan African Towers aims to ensure continuity in its business operations and improve customer service delivery in its competitive markets with this move. 

Before his appointment as CEO, Osi served as the Head of Network Deployment at Airtel Nigeria, Operations Director and Chief Technical Information Officer at MIC Tanzania, Chief Technology Officer roles at IPT PowerTech Nigeria, Rhino Niger Networks, and Biswal Nigeria. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering from the University of Benin and a Postgraduate Diploma in Data Science and Business Analytics from the University of Texas. 

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