Tinubu nominates Engr. Ramat as NERC CEO, two commissioners

Tinubu nominates Engr. Ramat as NERC CEO, two commissioners

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru

ABUJA — PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has nominated Engr. Abdullahi Garba Ramat as the new Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

Engr Ramat, 39, is an electrical engineer and administrator, with a PhD in Strategic Management, among other qualifications.

A statement issued by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, explained that the President also nominated two commissioners for the NERC.

They are Mr Abubakar Yusuf, Commissioner of Consumer Affairs and Dr Fouad Olayinka Animashun, Commissioner of Finance and Management Services.

According to the statement, 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.

“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,” it added.

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