Senate confirms Chairman, MD, members of HYPADEC Commission Senate confirms Chairman, MD, members of HYPADEC Commission Share The Senate, on Thursday, confirmed the nomination of Mr Ityav Joseph Terfa as Chairman, Governing Council of the Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPADEC). The Senate also confirmed Malam Abubakar Sadiq Ahmed Yelwa (Kebbi) as Managing Director of HYPADEC with a charge by the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmed Lawan, that the council should start their work in earnest. Lawan congratulated the pioneer Governing Council and said since the bill was passed, the commission was never constituted, thus the high hopes for them to bring about positive impact on the HYPADEC.