Senate confirms Abubakar Yelwa for second term as N-HYPPADEC MD

The senate has confirmed Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa for another four-year term as managing director and chief executive officer of the National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC).

Enyinnaya Abaribe, senator representing Abia south and chair of the senate committee on power, presented the report during plenary on Wednesday.

He said the committee’s findings confirmed that Yelwa met all requirements set out in section 93 of the Electricity Act 2023, as amended.

“The nominee is well qualified and has the relevant experience to be reappointed as managing director of the National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission,” Abaribe said.

He added that the nominee was articulate in his responses during the screening and that security checks revealed no negative information against him.

According to the report, the committee unanimously agreed that Yelwa possessed the competence, integrity, and experience required for the position.

“The committee, having carefully screened and determined the nominee’s credentials, hereby recommends that the senate confirm the re-nomination of Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa as managing director and chief executive officer of N-HYPPADEC for a second and final four-year term,” Abaribe said.

Lola Ashiru, senator representing Kwara south, described Yelwa as “well known and extremely useful”, noting his performance in the past four years.

“This man is well known to us. He has been there for the past four years,” Ashiru said.

“We find him extremely useful. I will quickly appeal to the president of the senate to adopt this report so that the man can settle down and continue his work.”

Adamu Aliero, senator representing Kebbi central, also backed Yelwa’s reappointment, saying he had “wonderfully performed to the expectations of the benefitting states”.

“Since the establishment of that commission, it has provided infrastructure facilities. I urge my colleagues to support this renomination,” Aliero said.

Aminu Tambuwal, senator representing Sokoto south, described Yelwa as a long-time associate, praising his dedication and competence.

“Mallam Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa and I have come a long way right from our days in the university. Once he is given a task, he performs optimally. I believe in his capacity to do very well,” Tambuwal said.

Lawmakers unanimously approved Yelwa’s reappointment when Godswill Akpabio, the senate president, put the question to a voice vote.