Engr. Abdullahi Garba Ramat has been named the new Chairman and CEO of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) by President Bola Tinubu.
In addition to being an electrical engineer and administrator, Engr. Ramat, 39, holds a PhD in Strategic Management.
Two additional NERC commissioners were also nominated by President Tinubu. Commissioner of Finance and Management Services Dr. Fouad Olayinka Animashun and Commissioner of Consumer Affairs Mr. Abubakar Yusuf.
All nominees are pending Senate confirmation, according to a statement released Thursday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
Bayo added that the president instructed Engr. Ramat to take over in acting capacity while he is vetted by the Senate, as required by law, to prevent a leadership vacancy in the crucial regulatory agency.
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The presidential media aide 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 created in accordance with the 2005 Electric Power Sector Reform Act.
By encouraging accountability, transparency, 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.
