August 07, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has appointed Abdullahi Garba Ramat as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
A statement signed on Thursday by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said Ramat, 39, is an electrical engineer and administrator with a PhD in strategic management, among other qualifications.
The President also nominated two other persons as commissioners of NERC. They are Abubakar Yusuf, Commissioner of Consumer Affairs, and Fouad Olayinka Animashun, the Commissioner of Finance and Management Services.
The statement added that Ramat, who served as the 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.
“All nominations are subject 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”, the statement said.
President Tinubu urged the nominees to deploy their expertise and experience in advancing his administration’s vision for the power sector.
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