President Bola Tinubu has appointed Abdullahi Garba Ramat as the chairman and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
In a statement on Thursday, Bayo Onanuga, special Adviser to the President on information and Strategy, said Ramat, who served as chairman of Ungogo local government area (LGA) in Kano state from 2021 to 2024, will assume office in an acting capacity until he is confirmed by the senate.
Tinubu also appointed Abubakar Yusuf as commissioner of consumer affairs, and Fouad Olayinka Animashun as commissioner of finance and management services for NERC.
“President Bola Tinubu has nominated Engr. Abdullahi Garba Ramat as the new Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC),” Onanuga said.
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“Engr Ramat, 39, is an electrical engineer and administrator, with a PhD in Strategic Management, among other qualifications.
“President Tinubu also nominated two commissioners for the NERC.
“They are Mr Abubakar Yusuf, Commissioner of Consumer Affairs and Dr Fouad Olayinka Animashun, Commissioner of Finance and Management Services.”
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Onanuga said the appointments are subject to senate confirmation, however, “to avoid a leadership vacuum in the critical regulatory agency, the President directed that Engr Ramat assume office in acting capacity pending his screening by the Senate, as stipulated by the law”.
The spokesperson said 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.
In a statement accepting his appointment, Ramat said “Alhamdulillah. From leading just a single LGA to now being entrusted with matters concerning all the 774 LGAs through NERC. Truely, God is great”.
Ramat thanked Tinubu for giving him the opportunity to serve.
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