Chiedu is a seasoned administrator in the electricity supply industry, a legal practitioner, and a certified infrastructure regulation specialist. He possesses extensive experience in developing, deploying, and managing electric power projects, as well as in electricity industry reform, power project documentation, and privatisation. Throughout his career he has held various leadership and liaison roles across Nigeria’s electricity supply value chain. Chiedu served as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) from June 2016 to August 2024. Prior to this position, he served as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Power Privatisation in the Office of the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from 2015 to 2016 during which he also acted as the Head of the Advisory Power Team in the Office of the Vice President.
He served for over four years as an embedded legal consultant at the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), actively participating in electric power reforms and negotiating several successful privatisation transactions. He later joined the transaction advisory team at BPE, where he coordinated the legal work stream for the privatisation of former state-owned electricity companies in Nigeria.
Before his tenure in the Presidency, Chiedu was engaged by the USAID Power Africa Transaction and Reform Program as an embedded adviser to the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET), providing legal support in developing electric power contracts, including power purchase agreements and related credit support documentation.
Chiedu is recognized as one of the few successful cross-over professionals who successfully balanced public service bureaucracy with effective delivery. He is a purposeful leader whose remarkable humility and focused vision inspired his team at NDPHC to continue their mission of providing electricity to homes and businesses across Nigeria, despite the significant revenue challenges faced by the power sector in the country. Under his leadership, NDPHC made significant contributions across critical segments of the electricity value chain.
In electricity generation, he led NDPHC to enhance the operations and maintenance practices of approximately 4,000MW capacity power plants, as the largest electric power generation company in West Africa. In electricity transmission and distribution sector, Chiedu oversaw the completion of numerous projects, including over 30 high-voltage transmission lines and substations, as well as more than 100 electricity distribution projects across various communities in Nigeria. These initiatives aimed to bolster the capabilities of Transmission Company of Nigeria and relevant distribution companies to supply electricity to millions of households and businesses in order to improve living standards in the country.
During his tenure at NDPHC, Chiedu also championed the deployment of over 60,000 units of Solar Home Systems (SHS) nationwide, driven by his belief that the underserved and impoverished populations deserve access to electricity.
Chiedu has been qualified as a lawyer in Nigeria for over 33 years. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree and a Master of Laws degree both from University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos along with several diplomas and certificates in international legal practice, electricity industry restructuring, and utilities regulation.