Tinubu Appoints New NERC Chairman, Commissioners

President Bola Tinubu has nominated Abdullahi Ramat as the new Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

Tinubu also nominated Abubakar Yusuf as the Commissioner of Consumer Affairs and Dr Fouad Animashun as Commissioner of Finance and Management Services for NERC. This was disclosed in a press statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday.

The statement noted that Ramat is a 39-year-old electrical engineer and administrator, with a PhD in Strategic Management, among other qualifications. It also said all the nominations are subject to Senate confirmation.

“However, to avoid a leadership vacuum in the critical regulatory agency, the President directed that 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.