Management Team

Corporate Governance

Management Team

Mojoyinoluwa Dekalu-Thomas

Managing Director/CEO, Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Limited/GTE

Mojoyinoluwa Dekalu-Thomas has over twenty-two years international, progressive management experience gained from working in executive management positions the UK, Germany, Belgium, South Africa and Nigeria and in diverse industries including Legal, Oil and Gas, Telecommunications, Financial Services and Technology. She holds an LL.B (Hons.) from the University of Buckingham and a Post Graduate in International Relations from the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK. Her areas of expertise include: Strategy Development and Implementation, Programme and Project Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder and Third Party Management, Budget Forecasting and Management, Business Development, Resource Management, Process Development and Re-engineering, Change Management and Financial Analysis. 

Before joining NELMCO she held senior management positions in national and multinational companies. In Europe, she held roles focusing primarily on high level, high skilled, full cycle Programme/Project Management and Implementation of multi million Euro infrastructure development projects/programmes in Financial Services and Technology companies. In Africa her previous roles include Company Secretary/Head of Legal Services/Operations & Projects, Group Head Strategy/PMO/HR & Admin and Programme Director in a variety of industry sectors.

She has attended several wide-ranging training courses in Africa, Europe and the US and is a certified PRINCE2 and MSP Practitioner.

Baba Kalli Abba

Executive Director, Corporate Services

Baba Kalli Abba, is an Economist, Financial Analyst, Marketing Strategist and a season Administrator. He has experience in both the Private and Public Sector of about 28 years.

He obtained his BSc. Economics from the University of Maiduguri in 1989 and also Master Degree in Business Administration bias in Finance, from the same School in 2007.

His areas of expertise include Strategic Management, Investment portfolio management, budget and procedure skills, project monitoring and in Public Sector, Oil and Gas, Cement Industry. He budgeting procedures, strategic management, Project management

He has attended several training programmes and courses and both In house and Outside Training, and has vast experience in Finance, Management and Marketing.

He has worked with Savannah Bank Plc, Borno State Local Government Audit Department, African Petroleum Plc (Forte Oil Plc) and Dangote Cement Plc at various Managerial positions.

He joined the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Co (NELMCO) on 21, September, 2022 as an Executive Director, Corporate Services.

He is happily Married and blessed with six Children.

Dimla Joel Nchinney

Executive Director, Liability Management

Dimla Joel Nchinney is a product of political economy with in-depth knowledge in human resource practices, management sciences and strategic thinking. Above these, Dimla Joel Nchinney Is highly empathy driven in his daily dealings with man and society.

He was the chief of staff to the Hon. Minister of State, Power, in the Muhammadu Buhari regime from August 22, 2019 to May 26, 2023. In this capacity, he coordinated the activities of all the agencies in the ministry under the Honourable Minster of State, Power; viz:

  • The Rural Electrification Agency (REA)
  • National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN)
  • Nigeria Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA); and,
  • Training and Capacity Development in the Ministry.

He consulted frequently with the MDs/CEOs of these agencies to ensure that the Honourable Minister of State was effectively briefed and made conversant with the issues bordering on the respective mandates of the agencies under his schedule. He also liaised with the Top Management Staff of the Ministry of Power to ensure that effective training and staff development was undertaken. As the Chief of Staff, Dimla coordinated the activities of all the staff working for the Honourable Minister of State, Power, managed the inflow of information in the office of the Honourable Minister of State, and protected the interest of the Honorable Minister of State, Power.

Prior to the above, Dimla Joel Nchinney had worked in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (now Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited). He left the corporation in July 31, 2018 on retirement, as the General Manager, Shipping and Terminals in the Crude Oil Marketing Division. While in NNPC, Dimla had served as the Deputy Manager, Employee Relations and also as a Training Officer in the Group Training Department of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

Dimla Joel Nchinney is currently undertaking a Ph.D. degree in Defence and Security Studies in the Kaduna Defence Academy. He has an M.Sc. in Political Economy from the University of Maiduguri and B.Sc. (Hons) Political Science from Ahmadu Bello University, Samaru, Zaria. He has expert knowledge in scientific research methodology. He is a Chartered Mediator and Conciliator with excellent listening ability. He also has expert knowledge in Management and Planning and sponsors the practice of Team Building in the work environment. He is fluent in written and spoken English Language.

He was appointed by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as the Executive Director, Liability, in the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company Limited on August 25, 2023

Dr. Nurain Hassan Ibrahim

Executive Director, Asset Management

Nurain Hassan Ibrahim is a management and strategy practitioner, with over two decades of experience in the private and public sectors in Nigeria and the United Kingdom. His areas of expertise include strategic planning; organisational transformation; management research/consulting; information & knowledge management; policy design/review; technology innovation; project management; and asset management.

Prior to his appointment as NELMCO’s Executive Director, Asset Management, he served as the Technical Adviser (Strategy) to Nigeria’s Honourable Minister of Power and was a member of several high-level committees. He has a PhD in Management (2010) from Leeds University Business School, England; MSc Knowledge Management (2003) from Aberdeen Business School, the Robert Gordon University, Scotland; and BSc Accounting (1995) from Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.

Nurain was the Technical Adviser (Strategy) to the Director-General while at the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) between 2016 and 2019. Concurrently, he was Head, Corporate Planning & Transformation, and for a while the Acting Head, Information Technology Services. During this period, Nurain led the successful implementation of a major corporate transformation strategy for the agency.

At the universities of Leeds and Reading, United Kingdom, Nurain led or collaborated in major research/consultancy projects with UK industry, police forces and emergency services. This included work on the interface between digital technology, information management and organisational change, including work on the London 2012 Olympics and the £300 million upgrade of a major underground station in central London.

Before joining the public service, Nurain worked at Zenith Bank Plc, Fortune Bank Plc and FSB International Bank Plc (now Fidelity Bank) in Nigeria, and Aberdeen Mortgage Management in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Nurain is a member of the British Academy of Management (BAM) and European Group on Organisational Studies (EGOS), has published and presented papers in 15 international journals and conferences and attended more than 30 professional and personal development courses locally and internationally. He is a member of the Executive Committee and the Financial Secretary of Africa Healthcare Development Trust (AHDT), a UK charity dedicated to improving healthcare outcomes in Africa.

Ogbonna Ugochukwu Esq

Head, Legal

Ogbonna Ugochukwu Esq. has a degree in law from Abia State University Uturu with a second class upper division and Bachelors of Laws from the Nigerian Law School Bwari with also a second class upper division. He also holds a Masters degree (LL.M) in International Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation (with Distinction) from University of Warwick United Kingdom.

Before Joining NELMCO in 2014 as the General Counsel and Company Secretary, he started his working career with the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) Abuja where he performed several functions and held many positions as Transaction officer for the privatisation of Agro-allied sector, Steel sector and lastly the restructuring and privatisation of the power sector.

He has attended several training programmes and courses both local and international on Leadership, Negotiation and Economic Reforms and Regulation especially with the United Nations. He is an Alumni of Harvard Kennedy School. He is a member of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and International Bar Association (IBA). He is happily married and blessed with four children.

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