March 19, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has appointed the executive and non-executive board members for the newly established Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO).
A statement by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said the President appointed Dr Adesegun Akin-Olugbade, as the board chairman, while Engineer Abdu Mohammed Bello has been appointed Managing Director.
The President also appointed four Executive Directors, including Engineer Nafisatu Asabe Ali for Systems Operation, Engineer Shehu Abba-Aliyu for Systems Planning, Dr Edmund Eje for Market Operations, and Mr Babajide Ibironke for Finance and Corporate Services.
The Non-Executive Directors include Engineer Lamu Audu, representing Generation; Mrs Folake Soetan for Distribution; Mr Tajudeen Giwa-Osagie as Market Expert; Engineer Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz for Transmission, and Alhaji Mahmuda Mamman, Permanent Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Power.
While the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) will finalise the recruitment process, the statement added that the “Appointments align with the Electricity Act of 2023. They followed a memorandum from Vice President Kashim Shettima and a rigorous selection process conducted by the Independent Board Nomination Committee (IBNC) in collaboration with Phillips Consulting Limited.
“The creation of NISO fulfils a key mandate of the Electricity Act (2023), which requires the unbundling of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) into a Transmission System Provider (TSP) and an Independent System Operator (ISO).
“The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) officially established NISO on April 30, 2024. The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) are its subscribers, each holding equal equity shares.”
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