Acting Chief Executive Officer, IKEDC, Ogochukwu Onyelucheya
Ikeja Electric has appointed Mrs Ogochukwu Onyelucheya as its Acting Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1, 2026, following the transition of its current chief executive officer, Mrs Folake Soetan, to a broader strategic role within the energy sector.
The electricity distribution company disclosed this in a statement signed by its Head of Corporate Communications, Kingsley Okotie, on Saturday, saying the leadership transition is aimed at strengthening the company’s leadership to accelerate growth, innovation and service excellence across the power sector value chain.
According to the company, Soetan, who has served as chief executive officer since 2020, will take on wider strategic responsibilities across Sahara’s power and upstream businesses after leading the transformation of Ikeja Electric over the past six years.
According to the statement, the Chairman of Ikeja Electric, Kola Adesina, commended Soetan’s leadership, describing her tenure as transformative.
