Chairman/Chief Executive Officer
Dr Sam Amadi
The present Commisssion was inaugurated on December 22, 2010 as provided in the Electric Power Sector Reform Act 2005 (pdf-89kb)
Member - Executive Council of African Forum for Utility Regulators
Corporate Headquarters
Adamawa Plaza,
Plot 1099, First Avenue,
Off Shehu Shagari Way, Central Business District
Abuja F.C.T, Nigeria
Tel: +234-9-6700991
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Dr. Sam Amadi was inaugurated by President Goodluck Jonathan on the 22nd of December, 2010 alongside six other commissioners (drawn from six geo-political zones of the country), after which he resumed office as Executive Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
Dr. Amadi is a lawyer and an established expert in the area of high level regional and international strategic and policy initiatives in a wide array of institutions both governmental and non-governmental.
A 1992 Law graduate of the University of Calabar, he acquired a Ph.D and LL.M in 2004 and 2001 respectively from the prestigious Harvard Law School, Cambridge - Massachusetts. He also holds an M.P.A from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard, Cambridge - Massachesetts.