{"id":4426,"date":"2025-10-09T17:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T17:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/?p=4426"},"modified":"2025-10-09T17:50:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T17:50:42","slug":"professor-frank-okafor-confirmed-as-chairman-anambra-state-electricity-regulatory-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/?p=4426","title":{"rendered":"Professor Frank Okafor confirmed as chairman, Anambra state electricity regulatory commission"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4426\" class=\"elementor elementor-4426\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7832433 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7832433\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a5024f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a5024f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Anambra-State-Assembly-Confirms-State-Electricity-Regulatory-Commissioners1-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4427\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Anambra-State-Assembly-Confirms-State-Electricity-Regulatory-Commissioners1-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Anambra-State-Assembly-Confirms-State-Electricity-Regulatory-Commissioners1-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Anambra-State-Assembly-Confirms-State-Electricity-Regulatory-Commissioners1-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Anambra-State-Assembly-Confirms-State-Electricity-Regulatory-Commissioners1.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07e3943 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07e3943\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The University of Lagos, Office of Advancement proudly congratulates <strong>Professor Frank Okafor<\/strong>, the <strong>Donor of the Engr. Seke Somolu Professorial Chair in Electric Power Engineering<\/strong>, on his recent confirmation as the <strong>Chairman and Chief Executive Commissioner<\/strong> of the <strong>Anambra State Electricity Regulatory Commission<\/strong> by the <strong>Anambra State House of Assembly<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Professor Okafor\u2019s appointment, alongside four other Commissioners followed a nomination by <strong>His Excellency, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR<\/strong>, Governor of Anambra State.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dd184f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9dd184f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Anambra-State-Assembly-Confirms-State-Electricity-Regulatory-Commissioners3-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4433\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Anambra-State-Assembly-Confirms-State-Electricity-Regulatory-Commissioners3-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Anambra-State-Assembly-Confirms-State-Electricity-Regulatory-Commissioners3-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Anambra-State-Assembly-Confirms-State-Electricity-Regulatory-Commissioners3-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Anambra-State-Assembly-Confirms-State-Electricity-Regulatory-Commissioners3.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c653306 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c653306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professor Okafor, a distinguished scholar and visionary engineer, has made significant contributions to academia, research, and the power sector. His endowment of the <strong>Engr. Seke Somolu Professorial Chair in Electric Power Engineering<\/strong> in the <strong>Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering<\/strong>, University of Lagos, stands as a testament to his deep commitment to advancing knowledge, innovation, and national development through education.<\/p><p>The <strong>University of Lagos community<\/strong> celebrates Professor Okafor\u2019s well-deserved recognition and wishes him continued success in his new role, where his expertise and leadership will undoubtedly contribute to strengthening energy governance and sustainable power solutions in Anambra State and Nigeria at large.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Lagos, Office of Advancement proudly congratulates Professor Frank Okafor, the Donor of the Engr. 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