Tinubu appoints new management for NDPHC as Ugbo bows out after successful 2nd term of stewardship
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By Chris Ochayi
ABUJA: President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new management team for the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, NDPHC.
Recall the tenure of the outgoing management team led by the Chiedu Ugbo as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the agency expired a month ago. Ugbo successful served out his second tenure of eight years at the company.
The new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the community named by Mr. President is Engineer Jennifer Adighije.
Other new members according to a statement issued by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President include Engineer Abdullahi Kassim-Executive Director, Generation, Engineer Bello Babayo Bello — Executive Director, Networks, Mr. Emmanuel Umeoji — Executive Director, Corporate Services.
Others are Mr. Omololu Agoro — Executive Director, Finance & Accounts, Engineer Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama — Executive Director, Strategy & Commercial and Barrister Steven Andzenge — Executive Director, Legal Services.
The new NDPHC Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Jennifer Adighije, is an experienced engineer with vast competencies across management functions in the private and public sectors.
She holds a master’s degree in Wireless Networks & Telecommunications from Queen Mary University of London, UK, and a bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.
The President expects the new members of the management of the company to deploy their expertise and experience to drive NDPHC’s mandate of effectively managing the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPP).
