Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appointed Dr Musiliu Olalekan Oseni as Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), alongside six other commissioners, the Presidency announced on Thursday.
The appointment follows media speculation last week that Dr Oseni was being considered for the position after the expiration of the tenure of Engr Sanusi Garba.
Dr Oseni, who holds a PhD, began his service at NERC as a Commissioner in January 2017 and was subsequently appointed Vice Chairman of the Commission.
His appointment as Chairman takes effect from December 1, 2025, and will run until the completion of his ten-year tenure at the Commission, in accordance with the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2023.
President Tinubu also appointed six other commissioners in line with the Electricity Act, 2023.
In a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the president named Dr Yusuf Ali as Vice Chairman of NERC, while five others were appointed as commissioners.
They are Mr Nathan Rogers Shatti, Mr Dafe Akpeneye, Mrs Aisha Mahmud Kanti Bello, Dr Chidi Ike, and Dr Fouad Animashaun.
President Tinubu charged the newly appointed board members to deepen and consolidate the ongoing transformation of Nigeria’s power sector, in strict alignment with the letter and spirit of the Electricity Act, 2023.
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