BREAKING: NERC dissolves Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company board, names interim directors

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has dissolved the Board of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, KAEDC.
NERC disclosed this in a regulatory order dated August 10, 2026, signed by its Chairman, Musliu Oseni, and Commissioner for Legal, Licensing and Compliance, Dafe Akpeneye.
It therefore appointed an interim special seven-member board comprising Dr. Abdullahi Garba, Engr. Francis U. Agoha, Mr. Aliyu E. Aliyu, Major General Henry E. Ayamasaowei (rtd.), Dr. Haliru Dikko, Mr. Ayodeji A. Gbeleyi (representing the Bureau of Public Enterprises), and Dr. Abubakar Umar Hashidu.
NERC also said the incumbent Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Abubakar Umar...