President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the nomination of Engr. Abdullahi Garba Ramat as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), alongside two other key appointments within the agency.

The appointments were announced on Thursday in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

According to the statement, Ramat, 39, is an electrical engineer and administrator with a PhD in Strategic Management, among other qualifications. President Tinubu also nominated Mr. Abubakar Yusuf as Commissioner for Consumer Affairs and Dr. Fouad Olayinka Animashun as Commissioner for Finance and Management Services.

All nominations are subject to Senate confirmation. However, to prevent a leadership vacuum in the regulatory agency, the President directed Ramat to assume office in an acting capacity pending legislative approval.

President Tinubu urged the new appointees to leverage their expertise to discharge their duties effectively and work towards advancing his administration’s vision for the power sector.