“NEW ERA FOR NIGERIA’S POWER SECTOR! PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS ABDULLAHI GARBA RAMAT AS ACTING NERC CHAIRMAN”
GREATRIBUNETVNEWS–President Bola Tinubu has nominated Abdullahi Garba Ramat as the new Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), replacing Sanusi Garba. Ramat, 39, is an electrical engineer and administrator with a PhD in Strategic Management. He will assume office in acting capacity pending Senate confirmation.
Key Details of the Appointment:
– Ramat’s Background: Former Chairman of Ungogo Local Government Area in Kano State, with experience in engineering, public sector operations, and digital systems.
– Additional Appointments: Abubakar Yusuf as Commissioner of Consumer Affairs and Fouad Olayinka Animashun as Commissioner of Finance and Management Services.
– Senate Confirmation: All nominations are subject to Senate approval, but Ramat is expected to assume office immediately to avoid a leadership vacuum .
Ramat’s appointment signals a renewed commitment to regulatory excellence, consumer protection, and investor confidence in Nigeria’s electricity sector
President Tinubu also nominated Abubakar Yusuf, as Commissioner of Consumer Affairs and Fouad Olayinka Animashun, as Commissioner of Finance and Management Services.
“President Bola Tinubu has nominated Engr. Abdullahi Garba Ramat as the new Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
“Engr Ramat, 39, is an electrical engineer and administrator, with a PhD in Strategic Management, among other qualifications.
“All nominations 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.
“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,” the statement read
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