Na wetin we dey hear again? Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc don announce say dem don change dem structure to Holding Company, make sure sey dem fit operate well for this new electricity market wey dey happen for Naija.
For statement wey dem drop on Sunday, dem talk say dis restructuring na because of the new Electricity Act wey pass for 2023. This new act give state government power to set up dem own independent electricity market and better regulatory agents. Na wetin cause dis change, no be small.
AEDC gree sey dem don adjust di corporate structure, so dem fit deliver better service and increase governance across dem areas wey dem dey serve. As part of dis new waka, dem don set up two new companies wey go divide work — Niger Electricity Distribution Company and Kogi Electricity Distribution Company. Dem go dey work under Niger State Electricity Regulatory Commission and Kogi State Electricity Regulatory Commission, but dem still dey part of AEDC Group.
Big babes wey dey control di show don enter as dem appoint Sam Odekina as Chief Business Officer and Acting Managing Director for Niger Electricity Distribution Company. Desmond Eboh too don enter as Chief Business Officer and Acting Managing Director for Kogi Electricity Distribution Company. Dem don clear say dey go soon dey start operation for Nasarawa State too.
Chijioke Okwuokenye, di big boss for AEDC, don yan say dis new HoldCo structure go gree dem respond to state-specific regulatory wahala while dem still keep di Group identity intact. E no wan make dem loose dat family feeling wey dey among di subsidiaries.
Okwuokenye talk say all di subsidiaries go dey operate like one AEDC family wey go ensure say dem dey treat di employees well and maintain uniform Conditions of Service for everybody wey dey work for dem. E also talk say dem go dey focus on service delivery, innovation, and customer care well well as dem dey transform.
AEDC don promise sey dem ready to support sustainable electricity market wey go day regulated by states, and dem go set benchmark for how service suppose be, efficiency, reliability, and how customers go dey feel. Na wetin dem talk dey sweet, no be lie.
For Naija, where people dey vex for light matter, AEDC dey try hold dem part well. Dem dey distribute light enter Federal Capital Territory and plus parts of Niger, Kogi, and Nasarawa states, as dem dey serve residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Dem dey committed to power economy to make sure say life better for everybody wey dey among dem franchise areas.
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