Breaking: Tinubu Nominates 39 Year Old for Chairmanship Appointment Amid Renewed Hope Pursuit
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Abdullahi Garba Ramat as the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)
- Ramat, who served as chairman of Ungogo local government area (LGA) in Kano state from 2021 to 2024, will assume office in an acting capacity until he is confirmed by the senate
- Tinubu also appointed Abubakar Yusuf as commissioner of consumer affairs, and Fouad Olayinka Animashun as commissioner of finance and management services for NERC
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FCT, Abuja - President Bola Tinubu has nominated Engr. Abdullahi Garba Ramat as the new chairman/chief executive officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
According to a statement on Thursday, August 7, Bayo Onanuga, obtained by Legit.ng, President Tinubu also nominated two commissioners for the NERC.
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Onanuga, the special adviser to the president (information and strategy), said 39-year-old Ramat is an electrical engineer and administrator, with a PhD in Strategic Management, among other qualifications.
The two other nominated NERC commissioners are Abubakar Yusuf, commissioner of consumer affairs and Fouad Olayinka Animashun, commissioner of finance and management services.
Tinubu directs Ramat to assume office immediately
All the NERC nominations are subject to senate confirmation.
However, to avoid a leadership vacuum in the critical regulatory agency, President Tinubu directed that Engr Ramat assume office in acting capacity pending his screening by the senate, as stipulated by the law.
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President Tinubu urged the new appointees to use their knowledge and experience to discharge their functions and work assiduously to advance the administration's power sector vision.
About Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission
NERC is an independent regulatory body with authority for the regulation of the electric power industry in Nigeria.
NERC was formed in 2005 under the Olusegun Obasanjo administration’s economic reform agenda through the Electric Power Sector Reform Act, 2005 for formation and review of electricity tariffs, transparent policies regarding subsidies, promotion of policies that are efficient and environmentally friendly, and also including forming and enforcing of standards in the creation and use of electricity in Nigeria. NERC was instituted primarily to regulate the tariff of power-generating companies owned or controlled by the government, and any other generating company which has a licence for power generation and transmission of energy, and distribution of electricity.
The commission's main objective is to protect existing and future consumers' interests in relation to electricity generated and that conveyed by distribution or transmission systems.
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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Tinubu appointed Omotenioye Majekodunmi as the new director-general of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC).
Majekodunmi succeeds Nkiruka Madueke, the pioneer head of the agency, appointed by the president in June 2024.
Majekodunmi previously served as the NCCC’s financial adviser.
Source: Legit.ng
