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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstituted board of directors of the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company Plc (NBET).

The reconstituted board was announced in a statement signed by Yunusa Tanko Abdullahi, special adviser on media and communications to the minister of finance, budget and national planning.

Members of the reconstituted NEBT board are:

• Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, budget and national planning – chairman
• Alexander Okoh, a representative from Bureau of Public Enterprises (80% shareholder in NBET) – non–executive director
• Patience Oniha, director-general of Debt Management Office – non-executive director
• Ben Akabueze, director-general of Budget Office of the Federation – non-executive director
• A non-executive director to represent the ministry of power to be represented by staff, not below the level of a director
• Suleyman Ndanusa, former director-general of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – non-executive director (independent)
• Mustapha Balarabe Shehu, former president of the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) – non-executive director (independent)
• Adeyeye O. Adepegba – non-executive director (independent)
• Marilyn Amobi – managing director/ chief executive officer.

Editor’s note: This story has been edited to correct an error.