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Interim Board of Special Directors • Corporate Governance

Board of Directors

Meet the distinguished leaders and industry veterans providing fiduciary oversight, corporate governance, and strategic steering for Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company Plc.

Fiduciary OversightElectricity Sector GovernanceRegulatory ComplianceUtility Transformation
Board Leadership

Chairman of the Board

Abdullahi Garba PhD
Interim Board Chairman
Power Systems & Corporate Governance• Assumed August 2026

Abdullahi Garba PhD

Board Chairman

Dr. Abdullahi Garba is an electrical power engineering specialist and corporate leader with more than three decades of experience spanning engineering practice, consultancy, academia and electricity-sector governance in Nigeria and the United Kingdom.

PhD in Electronic & Electrical Engineering (Power Systems Analysis, Univ. of Strathclyde, UK)
MSc in Electrical Power Engineering with Business (Univ. of Strathclyde, UK)
Chairman of the Interim Board of Special Directors, Kaduna Electric
Chair, NERC Engineering & Technical Working Group for Electricity Act 2023 Implementation
Board Oversight & Governance

Special Directors

Distinguished leaders guiding corporate strategy, public finance, regulatory policy, risk mitigation, and utility operations

Engr. Francis Ukachi Agoha
Energy & Utility Operations

Engr. Francis Ukachi Agoha

Special Director

Seasoned engineering professional with over 20 years’ experience across power generation and distribution, corporate governance, operational efficiency and business transformation.

Special Director
Ayodeji Gbeleyi
Public Finance & Infrastructure Governance

Ayodeji Gbeleyi

Special Director

Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), award-winning Chartered Accountant, and former Honourable Commissioner for Finance in Lagos State with over 30 years of high-level transaction leadership.

Special Director
Aliyu Edogi Aliyu
Procurement & Cost Engineering

Aliyu Edogi Aliyu

Special Director

Nigerian procurement specialist, cost engineering consultant and registered quantity surveyor with over 35 years of experience across public procurement, institutional reform, infrastructure and project delivery.

Special Director
HD
Energy Policy & Regulation

Dr. Haliru Dikko

Special Director

Accomplished sector expert and special director on the Interim Board, providing specialized advisory in energy economics, regulatory policy, and electricity market development.

Special Director
HA
Strategic Security & Governance

Major General Henry E. Ayamasaowei (Rtd.)

Special Director

Decorated senior military officer and corporate strategist, providing high-level risk management, critical infrastructure asset protection, and disciplined board governance.

Special Director
Corporate Responsibility & Ethics

Commitment to Governance & Ethics

Kaduna Electric operates in strict compliance with NERC regulatory standards, national electricity governance frameworks, and international best practices with zero tolerance for ethical compromises.