Tinubu’s SSA Digital Economy, Engr. Adighije, appointed as new MD/CEO of NDPHC
… as Chiedu Ugbo bows out after two terms as MD
Oredola Adeola
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Engineer Jennifer Adighije, formerly the Senior Special Assistant on Entrepreneurship Development in Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, as the new Managing Director/CEO of Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC).
Engr. Adighije will be succeeding Chiedu Ugbo, who completed his two-term tenure as MD since August 2016.
This was confirmed in a statement released by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media & Publicity, on Monday.
The Adighije-led NDPHC new management include Engineer Abdullahi Kassim – Executive Director (Generation), Engineer Bello Babayo Bello – Executive Director (Networks), Mr. Emmmanuel Umeoji – Executive Director (Corporate Services)
Others are Mr. Omololu Agoro – Executive Director (Finance & Accounts), Engineer Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama – Executive Director (Strategy & Commercial), Barrister Steven Andzenge – Executive Director (Legal Services).
According to the statement, President Tinubu expects Ms. Jennifer Adighije and 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).
She later joined the Central Bank of Nigeria at the managerial level in the Procurement department, where she was doing value Engineering and cost control on the bank’s capital projects.
She holds a master’s degree in Wireless Networks & Telecommunications from Queen Mary University of London, UK, and a bachelor’s degree in electrical/Electronic Engineering from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.
She is a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, a registered COREN practitioner, and a life member of the Rotary Club.