Engineer Abdullahi Garba Ramat has been named the new Chairman and CEO of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) by President Bola Tinubu.
Engr. Ramat, 39, is a qualified electrical engineer and administrator who holds a PhD in Strategic Management.
Two additional commissioners for NERC were also nominated by President Tinubu. Commissioner of Consumer Affairs Mr. Abubakar Yusuf and Commissioner of Finance and Management Services Dr. Fouad Olayinka Animashun.
All selections are contingent upon Senate confirmation, according to a statement released Thursday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
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Bayo further pointed out that the president ordered Engr. Ramat to take over in acting capacity while he was vetted by the Senate, as required by law, to prevent a leadership vacancy in the crucial regulatory agency.
The presidential media assistant went on to say, “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.”
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission is in charge of overseeing and regulating the country’s energy sector, particularly the electric power sector.
It was founded in accordance with the 2005 Electric Power Sector Reform Act.
By encouraging openness, accountability, infrastructure development, and sustainable energy growth, NERC seeks to transform Nigeria’s electrical industry and solve long-standing problems like insufficient capacity, transmission problems, and unstable supply.
