History

In May 2012, a consortium of five companies came together for the purpose of bidding for Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) and offering efficient and sustainable energy to the people within the business territory of the company made up of Kano, Jigawa and Katsina states. The companies are: the Sahelian Energy and Integrated Services Ltd (SEIS); the Kayseri ve Civari Electric T.A.S (KCETAS) Turkey, and the Dantata Investment and Securities Company Ltd. Others are, INCAR Power Ltd and the Highland Electricity Ltd. All together they formed the Sahelian Power SPV Ltd; the company emerged as the core investor in the Kano Electricity Distribution Company Plc, after a very rigorous and transparent process which gained world acclamation.

KEDCO is one of the eleven Distribution Companies privatized by the Federal Government of Nigeria as part of the electricity power sector reform program implementation. Located in the north western geopolitical zone of Nigeria, the Company has license to generate, distribute and market electricity in the three states of Kano, Jigawa and Katsina.

Geographical coverage of the company is 67,128 Km2. The company has the largest potential in terms of customer population with the combined population of the three states at 19,564,000.00 (2006 national census).

KEDCO Plc became a Public Liability company on November 7th 2005, after the implementation of the Electricity Sector Reform Act of 2005 had started in earnest. Until November 1st 2013 when the company was physically taken over by the core investor, the distribution company operated as a pseudo-business enterprise.

As a distribution company, its core business activities are as described under section 67 of the Electricity Power Sector Reform Act which stipulates that: “A distribution license shall authorize the licensee to construct, operate and maintain a distribution system and facilities including but not limited to the following activities as may be specified in the license:
(a) The connection of customers for the purpose of receiving a supply of electricity;
(b) The installations, maintenance and funding of meters , billing and collection and ,
(c) Such other distribution service as may be prescribed for the purposes of this section”.

As at today, the Company discharges its functions of distributing and marketing of electricity through nine regional offices located across the three states.

VISION STATEMENT

To enable re-industrialisation and economic empowerment through safe and reliable power distribution.

MISSION STATEMENT

To be an efficient power distributor focused on customer satisfaction.

OUR CORE VALUES

Relationship

Customer intimacy

Excellence

We deliver the best of service

Equity

We always ensure fairness & even handed treatment to all

Integrity

We are above board in our dealings

Innovation

We think out of the box to satisfy our valued customers

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Members of the Board of Directors of Kano Electricity Distribution Company are reputable people with a pedigree. They include the Chairman in person of Alhaji Tajuddeen Aminu Dantata, Dr. Jamil Isyaku Gwamna who is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, and Alhaji Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar. Others are Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Dantata, Dr. Umaru Abdulmutallab and Engineer Mohammed Umar Zauro. The Bureau of Public Enterprises BPE is being represented on the Board while Barrister Daniel Okum is the Company secretary and Legal Advisor.

Amb. Dr Hassan Ardo Tukur (OFR)

Amb. Dr. Hassan Tukur (OFR)

Chairman

Amb. Hassan Tukur is a renown Nigerian Diplomat committed to the developing economic ties among African countries.

Tukur was a member of the UN Election Team to Namibia that ensured SWAPO's victory to usher in Namibia's Independence. He was also in charge of d'Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea who successfully guided negotiations on the Maritime Boundary Demarcation between Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea leading to the signing of a Treaty between the two countries as well as the unitization of Zafiro/Ekanga oil fields, which will yield revenue of over $2 billion to Nigeria. This earned him a second National Honour from Equatorial Guinea.

He was actively involve in signing of the Joint Development Zone (JDZ) Treaty between Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe (DRSTP)., a role that spurred him to be among the pioneer Directors that established the Nigeria-Sao Tome and Principe Joint Development Authority (JOA).

Tukur served as the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Unveiling and Rebranding Nigeria Initiative, he was also the Principal Secretary to the President, Senior Special Assistant to The President on Energy Partnership, Secretary National Energy Council, Special Assistant to the Honourable Minister of State for Foreign Affairs among others. Tukur was recently honoured with Honorary Doctorate Degree of the letters by the Ladoke Akintola University of Science and Technology, Ogbomosho, Oyo State for his support to educational development in Nigeria and Africa, He also holds Bsc in Political Science from Bayero Universsity University, Kano.

Nelson Ahaneku

Dr. Jamil Isyaku Gwamna

Board Member

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Mr. Alexander Ayoola Okoh

Director

Mr. Alexander Ayoola Okoh is the current Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and active Board Member of KEDCO.

Okoh was the Managing Partner of Ashford & McGuire Consulting Ltd, a leading and indigenous management consulting firm. He is a member of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council and has over 32 years’ experience with 22 in banking subsector of the economy where his responsibilities involved general management, and organisational development.

He was the Managing Director/CEO of NNB International Bank Plc from 2001 to 2006, he also worked at the Nigeria International Bank Limited (Citibank) and United Bank for Africa Plc. He also worked at the Citibank New York, Fidelity Bank London, Swiss Banking Corporation, Zurich and Grindlays Bank, Zimbabwe, among other reputable organisations.

Okoh studied Sociology at the University of Benin and holds a Master’s degree in Banking & Finance from the University of Ibadan. He is also an alumnus of the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Programme.

Dr. Bashir Gwandu

BPE, Represntative/Director

Dr. Bashir Gwandu is currently the Chairman of the Commonwealth ITU Group (CIG).

Dr. Gwandu was the Executive Commissioner (Technical Services) of telecommunications sector regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and was also the Chairman of Radiocommunications Advisory Group of the ITU (the RAG), and the Vice Chairman of ITU-R Joint Task Group 4567 (JTG-4567). Gwandu has served as the Vice-Chair of Committee 4 of the ITU Radiocommunications Assembly 2012 (RA-12). He became the Chairman of the CIG in March 2012. He was the Acting EVC/ CEO of the NCC, from June to July 2010, and was part of the Launch Committee for the Launching of the Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComsat-1)

He was part of a number of Nigerian Presidential/Ministerial think-tank committees including Vision-20-2020, Nigerian ICT RoadMap, Panel on University Research funding, and and he also served at Tactical Air-command, Makurdi, to mention but just a few.
Gwandu holds BSc in Physics from Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, MSc in Applied Physics from the University of Jos, later proceed to University of Birmingham where he bagged MSc courses in Communications Engineering and MPhil degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering. a PhD in Electronic/Electrical Engineering at Aston University and subsequently undertook an MBA Finance course at the Birmingham Business School.
He designed many devices that are used in the telecom industry some of which have been patented in Europe and United States. He is a Chartered Electrical Engineer, and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering Technology (IET) .
Gwandu having skills in diverse areas of Engineering, Accounting, Finance, the Art of Regulation and Administration; the key competences required of a utility regulator was nominated by BPE to join the board of Directors of KEDCO in July 2022.

SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

The management team of KEDCO is made up of a crop of seasoned and experienced professionals. The team is charged with the responsibility of assisting the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer in the day-to-day running of the company.

There are six heads of departments who go by the title ‘Chief’. The various departments are Technical services; Customer Relations; Revenue Assurance and Corporate Strategy. Others are Finance & Account; and Corporate Services.

The corporate communication is a unit under the MD/CEO’s direct supervision. The unit provides communication support to the management. The Head of corporate communication runs the unit. Still under the MD/CEO is an Executive Assistant (EA) to the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. He assists the MD/CEO to get organized in handling the dynamic nature of that office.

Other units under the supervision of the MD/CEO include: Information and Communication Technology (ICT); Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) and Internal Audit with respective heads overseeing the operations of the units. These units provide technological support, safety-management policies and internal operating controls, processes and practices to the management respectively.

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) who superintends the day-to-day operations is also in charge of regulatory compliance and risk management activities of the Company.

Under the leadership of the MD/CEO, the management team has been working tirelessly and coherently to implement the KEDCO transformation agenda whose main thrusts are improving operating efficiency of the utility; improving the entire work environment company wide and increasing the revenue generation capability of the company.

Each head of department has a number of units under his/her direct supervision.

Ahmed Dangana

Managing Director/CEO

Dangana is a seasoned management consultant and a business turnaround specialist with over 16 years’ experience in managing diverse portfolios across multiple sectors of the economy including investment banking, public finance, oil & gas, FCMG and power sector.

Prior to his appointment as the MD/CEO of KEDCO, Dangana was a senior executive with Ernst and Young (EY), a multinational professional services firm providing consulting, assurance, tax and transactions services for clients in public and private sectors across West Africa, where he led the Finance Transformation team with focus on corporate restructure, financial management and business transformation. In this role, he led various projects with governments, development finance institutions on key developmental initiatives.

Between 2006 to 2020, Dangana gathered wide range of experience in various capacities within private and public organisation such as Akintola Williams, Deliotte, BGL Securities, Price Water House Coopers, the UKAid funded Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility (UKNIAF) and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC).

He also has served at strategic levels on National Committees such as the Federal Ministry of Finance Strategic Revenue Growth Initiative (SRGI) at the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) and the Petroleum Revenue Special Task Force amongst others.

Mr. Dangana is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). In addition to his professional certification, he holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Economics from the University of Lancaster.

Ahmed Muazu

Chief Financial Officer

Mu'azu is a seasoned financial expert with years of experience in general financial accounting who hailed from Misau Local Government Area of Bauchi State and has contributed to the development of the country's financial sector both in public and private sectors

Prior to joining KEDCO, Mu'azu was the Head of Transaction Processing and Management Office at the Central Bank of Nigeria's Development Finance Department. He also served as the Head Financial Sector FSS 2020 Secretariat and Principal Manager Security Dealings, Financial Department of the CBN.

Muazu joined the services of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on March 1, 2004 and has worked in many departments and career paths including projects and facilities management, securities dealing and developing financing.

Mu'azu holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and is currently a Fellow of ICAN, Member of the Charterd Institute of StockBrokers (CIS) and a Level 2 Pass from the Charterd Financial Analyst Institute (CFA) of the USA.

Abubakar Yusuf

Chief Financial Officer

With over 24 years of progressive and successful experience, Mallam Abubakar Yusuf is a multifaceted customer Relations Management Professional. He has over the years shown expertise in business operations and customer experience management in the fiercely competitive broadcast media industry, consulting, banking, telecommunications, and electricity distribution value chain.

He also has extensive experience in multi-site and Customer Relations Management, Customer intimacy, Marketing and Sales activities, Business Management and customer experience.

Yusuf holds both Bsc (Business Administration) and MBA in 1997 and 2000 respectively from Bayero University, Kano.

He began his career with a consultancy firm in 1998. Subsequently moved to Continental Trust Bank Limited as Assistant Banking Officer in the year 2002. He later moved to Nigerian Mobile in the year 2003 to 2008 as Senior Officer Marketing and Distribution.

Yusuf later joined Multichoice Nigeria Limited as Regional Operations Manager (North West Region) from 2008 to 2014. In 2014, Yusuf joined Kano Electricity Distribution Company as the Chief Customer Relations Officer.

Mallam Yusuf has attended several courses in Nigeria and abroad. He is an Alumni of Westminster Business Schofor KEDCOol London, a Fellow and Associate member of many professional bodies in Nigeria and abroad among which are Fellow Chartered Institute of Management and Leadership (CIML) USA, Fellow Institute of Strategic Entrepreneurs of Nigeria (ISEN), Fellow Corporate Administrators and Secretaries Professional Institute (CASPIN), Associate Chartered Institute of Customer Relationship Management (CICRMN), Associate National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN). He is the current Chief Commercial Officer

Abubakar Yusuf

Chief Customer Relations Officer

Abubakar is a B.Sc and M.Sc holder in Business Administration from Bayero University Kano – 1996 and 2000 respectively.

With an extensive knowledge in Customer Relationship Management and a high level of Interpersonal and Managerial skills, he has over the years mastered the art of consumer management, business acumen and analytical skills.

He has over the years worked with the following organizations;
Inter-Tropical Consultant Limited (Officer -1998)
Continental Trust Bank Limited (Assistant Banking Officer - 2002)
Nigerian Mobile Telecommunication Limited (Mtel), (Manager, Sales and Distribution - 2003)
Multichoice Nigeria Limited (Dstv) (Regional Operations Manager {North West} 2007)
Kano Electricity Distribution Company (Chief Customer Relations Officer -2014 - Date)

David O. Omoloye

Chief Technical Officer

Engr. David Olu Omoloye graduated from The Polytechnic Ibadan in 1982 with a Higher National Diploma in Electrical Engineering. He progressed in his professional development to obtain the Nigerian Society of Engineers Graduate-ship Certificate.

He is a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (MNSE), Nigerian Institute of Management (MNIM) and a registered Electrical Engineer with Council of Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).

He had worked with the defunct National Electric Power Authority/Power Holding Company of Nigeria (NEPA/PHCN) from 1983 to 2013 in various capacities including Undertaking Manager, Business Manager in Lagos, Ibadan and Kano.

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