MAKINDE APPOINTS ACTING MEMBERS OF OYO ELECTRICITY REGULATORY BOARD
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By: Balogun Ibrahim
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has appointed Prof. Dahud Kehinde Shangodoyin, Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, as Acting Chairman of the Oyo State Electricity Regulatory Commission.
The move aims to strengthen the commission’s oversight functions and fast-track the opening of the state’s electricity market.
According to a statement released on Friday by the governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju, other appointments include Mr. Ayanniyi Taiwo as Acting Secretary; Solomon Oyekunle as Acting Technical Member; Abiodun Adedoja as Acting Strategy Member; and Mrs. Omolara Omoremi as Acting Legal Member.
In a statement, the Acting Chairman described the appointments as a key milestone in operationalising the Oyo State Electricity Regulatory Commission. He noted that the step “marks a major development in implementing the Electricity Act 2023 and the Oyo State Electricity Regulatory Commission Law 2024, which empowers Oyo State to regulate its intrastate electricity market within Nigeria’s evolving dual-tier regulatory framework.”
The statement added that the acting appointments are intended to “drive the institutional launch of the commission and establish core regulatory systems, licensing frameworks, compliance mechanisms, tariff oversight methods, consumer protection structures, and internal governance processes.”
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Shangodoyin noted that Governor Makinde will make substantive appointments once the Oyo State Electricity Market Bill is formally passed into law.
Outlining the oversight role of the Oyo State Electricity Regulatory Commission (OYSERC), Shangodoyin said the commission will focus on licensing generation, distribution, embedded generation, captive power, and mini-grid projects within the state. Its responsibilities will also include tariff regulation and service band oversight to prevent arbitrary changes, resolving consumer complaints and enforcing protection mechanisms, monitoring compliance and service standards, promoting embedded generation and local electricity market growth, and enforcing technical and safety standards.
He said: “By decentralising regulatory oversight, Oyo State is now better positioned to address electricity service gaps, strengthen operator accountability, and attract private sector investment in local power solutions.
“Since the commission’s initial operations, we have achieved several milestones, including receiving and reviewing consumer petitions, engaging constructively with distribution operators and stakeholders, facilitating the resolution of select electricity disputes, aligning initiatives with the Oyo State Electricity Priority Plan & Implementation Roadmap (2026–2031), and advancing institutional systems, staffing, and administrative frameworks.
“Our priority is to open up the Oyo Electricity Market. We are working to promote embedded and distributed generation, attract private sector investment, improve service delivery and accountability, build consumer confidence, accelerate infrastructure expansion, and enhance power reliability across the state.
“This represents a significant milestone and highlights Oyo State’s commitment to regulatory clarity, institutional strength, financial sustainability, and expanded electricity access for residents, businesses, and public institutions.”
The statement also noted that on February 12, OYSERC held a high-level technical meeting with the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) in Abuja to ensure coordinated regulation and a seamless market transition.
“The engagement focused on jurisdictional clarity under the Electricity Act 2023, licensing and regulatory frameworks, tariff oversight and service band accountability, consumer protection systems, compliance monitoring and enforcement, digital regulatory platforms, data integration, and institutional capacity development.
“The meeting reaffirmed the cooperative federalism principles underpinning Nigeria’s electricity reforms and laid the foundation for structured collaboration between federal and state regulators,” the statement added.
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