President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Engr. Abdullahi Garba Ramat to serve as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
Engr Ramat, 39, holds a PhD in Strategic Management, among other qualifications, and works as an electrical engineer and administrator.
President Tinubu has also nominated two commissioners for NERC: Abubakar Yusuf as Commissioner of Consumer Affairs and Fouad Olayinka Animashun as Commissioner of Finance and Management Services.
All nominations are subject to Senate confirmation.
To prevent a leadership vacuum in the critical regulatory agency, the President instructed Engr Ramat to assume office in an acting capacity until his Senate screening, as required by law. Nigerian art and crafts
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.