NERC Inaugurates KAEDC Interim Board

By Modupe Gbadeyanka

The new interim board of the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KAEDC) has been inaugurated by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

The body was inaugurated by the regulator on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, pursuant to its intervention order issued recently.

NERC had, through Order No. NERC/2026/08, dissolved the board of directors of KAEDC following repeated failures to meet market obligations and other prescribed performance indices.

It subsequently constituted a five-member interim board of Special Directors, chaired by Mr Abdullahi Garba, for an initial period of one year, alongside an interim administrator, Mr Abubakar Umar Hashidu, appointed for an initial six-month period, to drive the reset of the distribution company.

The new team has been tasked to restore sanity into the energy distribution firm and deliver quality service to consumers within its franchise area.

It was gathered that shortly after the inauguration at midweek, a joint delegation of NERC, the newly inaugurated board, KAEDC’s management and staff paid a courtesy visit to the headquarters of One Division of the Nigerian Army in Kaduna.

At the military facility, the delegation was received by the General Officer Commanding and senior officers of the Division.

Thereafter, the team visited the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna, where the Commandant and principal officers of the military institution received them with open arms.

At both visits, discussions centred on ways to collaborate for better efficiency.