Engr John Okike Emeruwa

Cheif Officer

John Okike Emeruwa is a holder of Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Electrical with Second Class Upper Division from the University of Nigeria Nsukka and WASC Division One from Community High School Old Umuahia. He is a COREN Registered Engineer and Members of both Nigerian Society of Engineers and Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.

Personal Experience

He started his career in the Power Sector during his National Youth Service at Borno State Rural Electricity Board Gwoza before joining the defunct NEPA.

At NEPA/PHCN Transmission and Generation, he worked at Benin Transmission, Alaoji Transmission and Afam Power Station and also worked at Rural Electrification Department before migrating to Distribution Division.

In Distribution Divion of the Power Sector, Engr Emeruwa worked as a Protection, Control & Metering (PC&M) Engineer, Operation & Maintenance Engineer, Distribution Manager and Business Manager at PHCN Portharcourt Zone, while at Jos DisCo , he served as the Business Manager (Makurdi, Jos, Bukuru, Gombe, Gboko), Benue State Coordinating Business Manager, Head Technical Operations in charge of Jos DisCo Technical Division, Chief Technical Operation in charge of Jos DisCo Technical Operations, Head Regional Operations and presently the Chief Consultant of Jos DisCo.

He designed, installed, supervised and commissioned several power projects in several locations in Nigeria.

He is a current Member of Distribution Code Review Panel (2018-till date) and served as a Member of Engineering & Technical Working Group of Electricity Act 2023 Implementation Committee established by NERC in 2024 and actively participated in asset and liabilities delineation of Jos DisCo Subsidiary Companies.

He has attended several courses on power systems protections, maintenance and management both locally and abroad in countries like Germany, Turkey, South Africa etc

He is happily married with children and his hobbies are dancing wrestling and swimming

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