“Avoid Leadership Vacuum” — Tinubu Appoints 39-Year-Old Engineer As Acting NERC Chairman Pending Senate Confirmation

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.

A statement issued by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga explained that the President also nominated two commissioners for NERC.

They are Mr. Abubakar Yusuf as Commissioner for Consumer Affairs and Dr. Fouad Olayinka Animashun as Commissioner for Finance and Management Services.