President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Electrification Agency.
Special Adviser, Media and Communication to the Minister of Power, Mr Aaron Artimas, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.
Artimas said Ahmad, a renewable energy expert, holds Masters Degrees in Development Studies and Project Planning.
According to him, Ahmad has vast knowledge and experience in power sector development.
Salihijo was a technical assistant to a former Minister of Environment who left office in 2019. He had been at the helm of climate finance initiatives that include the development of the Green Bond by the ministry for reducing green-house gasses and promoting renewable energy in Nigeria.6
Similarly, the statement said Mr Olaniyi Netufo was also appointed the Executive Director, South West, while Mr Eddi Julius was appointed as non-Executive Director, South-South of the Agency.
Last Tuesday, the Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman directed the immediate suspension of the former Managing Director, Mrs Ogunbiyi. The minister also directed an immediate investigation into the activities of the agency towards repositioning it for better service delivery. The suspension was said to have followed some apparent infractions in the agency which prompted the indefinite suspension. Ogunbiyi had handed over to the next most senior officer in the agency.
(NAN)
