Chiedu Ugbo
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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