PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has nominated Abdullahi Garba Ramat as the new chairman/chief executive officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

He also nominated two commissioners for the commission.

They are Abubakar Yusuf to serve as the commissioner of consumer affairs and Fouad Olayinka Animashun for the commissioner of finance and management services.

The special adviser to the President on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, hinted at this in a statement on Thursday, August 7.

“All nominations are subject to Senate confirmation,” he noted.

Onanuga, however, stated that to avoid a leadership vacuum in the critical regulatory agency, the President directed that 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,” he said.

Ramat, 39, is an electrical engineer and administrator, with a PhD in Strategic Management.

He served as chairman of Ungogo local government area (LGA) in Kano state from 2021 to 2024.

The ICIR reports that NERC is the independent body responsible for regulating the electricity supply industry in Nigeria and has lately been transferring regulatory oversight of the electricity market to some states, including Lagos, Ogun, Enugu and Nasarawa.