Nigeria’s number one man, President Bola Tinubu has appointed 39-year-old Engr. Abdullahi Garba Ramat, a former local government chairman, as the acting Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
The appointment was announced on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who confirmed that Ramat would begin serving in an acting capacity pending Senate confirmation.
“President Bola Tinubu has nominated Engr. Abdullahi Garba Ramat as the new Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC),” Onanuga stated.
Ramat, who previously served as Chairman of Ungogo Local Government Area in Kano State between 2021 and 2024, holds a PhD in Strategic Management and is described as both an electrical engineer and administrator.
In addition to Ramat, President Tinubu also nominated two commissioners to serve on the board of NERC:
“They are Mr Abubakar Yusuf, Commissioner of Consumer Affairs and Dr Fouad Olayinka Animashun, Commissioner of Finance and Management Services,” Onanuga said.
Onanuga added that while the appointments remain subject to Senate confirmation, the President directed Ramat to immediately assume the role in an acting capacity “to avoid a leadership vacuum in the critical regulatory agency.”
Reacting to his elevation from local governance to national regulatory leadership, Ramat expressed both humility and gratitude.
“Alhamdulillah. From leading just a single LGA to now being entrusted with matters concerning all the 774 LGAs through NERC. Truly, God is great,” he said.
Ramat also extended appreciation to President Tinubu for the trust and opportunity to serve, signaling readiness to confront the country’s persistent electricity challenges from his new national perch.
