Chiedu Ugbo
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday appointed a lawyer and electricity industry reformer, the managing director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). Nigerian lawyer, Chiedu Ugbo, who is well-versed in the power industry, has been officially appointed the managing director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday
In a statement released by Bolaji Adebiyi, director (press) at the office of the secretary to the government of the federation, the president also appointed two directors in the company.
“His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of a substantive managing director/chief executive officer and two executive directors for the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC).
“The new appointees are Joseph Chiedu Ugbo, managing director/chief executive officer (He is currently acting in the same capacity); Mallam Babayo Shehu, executive director (finance and administration); Engineer Ife Oyedele, Executive director (engineering and technical services),” he said.
About the new MD of NDPHC - Chiedu Ugbo
Ugbo is a legal practitioner and infrastructure regulations specialist with extensive experience in electricity industry reform and privatisation. He has bachelor and master’s of law degrees from the University of Lagos and he was admitted to practice law in Nigeria in 1991.
For 15 years, he provided legal advisory services to public sector power entities, including legal support to erstwhile National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) and to the Bureau of Public Enterprises during the privatisation of the 20 successor companies of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN).
Ugbo was first appointed in acting capacity, in June, when the federal government dissolved the executive management of the company, and directed its managing director and all the executives to immediately hand over to the most senior officer in their respective departments.
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