BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints New CEO For Energy Commission of Nigeria
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made another fresh Chief Executive Officer appointment on Monday, October 23
- Tinubu approved the appointment of Dr. Abdullahi Mustapha as the CEO of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN)
- Mustapha is expected to make a positive impact on Tinubu's administration's intensive push to diversify the nation's energy sources
State House, Abuja - President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Abdullahi Mustapha as the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN).
Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, October 23.
Ngelale said Tinubu expects Mustapha to make a positive impact on his administration's intensive push to diversify the nation's energy sources.
This was contained in the statement shared by the Special Assistant to President, Olusegun Dada, via his X page @DOlusegun, on Monday, October 20.
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Mustapha is also expected to "synergized fashion across the government toward the ultimate aim of industrializing every part of the country with every citizen emancipated from the shackles of energy poverty.
“Dr. Abdullahi Mustapha has served for over a decade in the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) with significant experience in the Energy and Space Technology sectors. Dr. Mustapha most recently obtained his Doctorate degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Renewable Energy, followed by a Post-Doctoral Fellowship as a Research Associate in the School of Engineering at the prestigious University of Manchester.”
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Tinubu approved the appointment of new and returning Chief Executive Officers for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and others.
The other agencies are Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) and Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC).
Ngelale said the fresh appointments are under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy.
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In a similar story, Legit.ng reported that Tinubu confirmed the appointment of new members to the presidential media team.
Tinubu approved the appointment of the new heads to serve in the Office of the President under the media and publicity directorate with full respect for the tenets of Nigeria's federal character principle and the supremacy of merit.
Source: Legit.ng