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Engr. Lawrence Abiodun Oyike Amu, born on 23rd December 1933,attended Government College Umuahia between 1948 and 1954 before proceeding to University College, Ibadan in 1954 for an Inter B.Sc. He enrolled in Imperial college of Science and Technology, London in 1958 and received his BSc in Engieering in 1960. In 1961, he was enployed in london by the Electricity Corporation of Nigeria (ECN ) and in 1962 he was posted to lagos Distribution District as Protection Engineer. in1965 he was transferred to the headquarters in Marina, during which time he commissioned the 132kv line lagos-Ibadan-Oshogbo, Oshogbo-Akure and kaduna-Zaria-kano. In 1967 he was posted to the Generation Department as a project Engineer and in 1968 he moved to the Niger Dams Authority (NDA).

In 1970, he became the manager Operations for the NDA and on the merging of ECN and NDA in 1973 he was appointed the firest Asssistant General manager (Engineerin g) with responsibility for System Planning, Engineering and Construction of the entire NEPA development plan.

L.A.O Amu (Engr) Bsc. Eng., FNSE, FAEng., Mni.

The planning, Engineering and Construction of the entire NEPA gird, including major distribution as they existed in year 2000 were undertaken during his tenure as AGM, Engineering (1973 - 1981). During this period the present NEPA eight Power Station of Egbin, jebba, Shiroro, Sapele, Ughili were built while Kainji, Afam,, and Ijora were expanded.

During 1981- 1983 he was the Group Managing Director NNPC and he initiated the reorgnaization of NNPC for enhanced efficiency and the implementation of key projects e.g. the Escravos to Lagos Gas Pipline Project, the 2nd Port Harcourt Refinery and the Petrochemical Projects.

He was rwetired from thr public service in 1984 and has since been a private Energy Consultant.

He was course 1 member of the National institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru jos. He is a fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, and also a fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering.


 
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