Kemi Ajumobi 
Wola Joseph-Condotti is the new CEO of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (Eko Disco). Prior to her current role, she was Group MD/CEO of West Power & Gas Limited. She has also been a consistent contributor for Inspiring Woman Africa (IWA) Magazine since inception, where she shares weekly inspiration in the column called ‘Woman Executive.’
“I am honoured but I am also aware it’s a lot of work. I trust God for guidance and the support of colleagues to make it a success. I am looking forward to working with our team as we make efficiency and safety priority while also ensuring transformative change.” Wola said.
In a recent exclusive interview with IWA, she stated that effective leadership, particularly in the energy sector, requires a careful balance between empowerment and accountability, given the sector’s operational complexity, regulatory intensity, and broad stakeholder impact.
“Effective leaders establish unambiguous roles, measurable performance expectations, and consequences that are applied consistently.” She stated.
She further admits that Nigeria’s energy sector continues to face a set of structural challenges that cut across the entire value chain and constrain power reliability, investor confidence, and long-term sustainability. She identifies infrastructure fragility and insecurity, heavy dependence on gas-fired generation, the absence of fully cost-reflective tariffs and metering gaps as core challenges.
She is however hopeful as she says there have been meaningful progress through government and development-partner interventions like the World Bank–funded DISReP IPF component MAP Scheme, NMMP, and MAF (Tranches A and B) which she reveals have accelerated meter deployment, and also the Presidential Metering Initiative, backed by about ₦700 billion from FAAC.
“Nigeria’s participation in Mission 300 supports infrastructure upgrades and interconnected mini-grids aimed at improving supply reliability and enabling accurate metering for up to 150 million Nigerians.” she said.
Wola holds a law degree from the University of Ibadan, an LLM in International Finance Law from Harvard Law School, and an MBA from INSEAD Business School. She was instrumental in leading, through her immediate past position as Group MD/CEO of West Power & Gas Limited, the payment of N360billion for 60% stake in Eko Electricity Distribution Company (Eko DisCo) to Trandsgrid.
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