- Safiu Kehinde
President Bola Tinubu has on Thursday released fresh nomination list for appointment into the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, Tinubu has nominated Engr. Abdullahi Ramat as the new NERC Chairman/Chief Executive Officer
The 39-year-old electrical engineer and administrator has a PhD in Strategic Management, among other qualifications.
Tinubu also nominated two commissioners for the NERC.
The nominees include Abubakar Yusuf as Commissioner of Consumer Affairs and Dr Fouad Animashun as Commissioner of Finance and Management Services.
All nominations are, according to Onanuga, subjected to Senate confirmation.
However, to avoid a leadership vacuum in the critical regulatory agency, the President directed that Engr Ramat assume office in acting capacity pending his screening by the Senate, as stipulated by the law.
Tinubu reportedly 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.