Buhari Asks Senate to Confirm Sanusi Garba As NERC Chairman
***Receives Buhari’s Request To Confirm NERC, FCCPCT Nominees
The Senate on Tuesday received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the confirmation of Engineer Sanusi Garba as Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
Also to be confirmed are: Dr. Musiliu Olalekan Oseni as Vice Chairman, and Aisha Mahmud as Commissioner.
The request was contained in a letter dated 15th October, 2020, and read on the floor during plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan.
President Buhari said the request was made pursuant to Sections 34 and 40(1) of the Electricity Power Sector Reform Act.
If confirmed by the Senate, Sanusi will replace Prof. James Momoh as the Chairman of the power sector’s regulatory body.
He was the Vice Chairman/ Commissioner, Market Competition & Rates prior to his nomination as Chairman.
Garba holds a B.Eng, Electrical Engineering from Ahmadu Bello University and an MSc in Industrial Management from the University of Birmingham, UK.
He had served as the Chief Executive of Katsina Steel Rolling Co. Ltd, Director (Power) in the Federal Ministry of Power and the Executive Director (Generation) at the Niger Delta Power Holding Co. Ltd prior to joining the Commission.
Garba has served on many Federal Government Committees including the Presidential Committee on Power Sector Reform (2007/8) and the Presidential Task Force on Power (2009/10).
In a separate letter, President Buhari sought the confirmation of appointment of the chairman and members of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Tribunal (FCCPCT).
The President’s letter reads: “In accordance with the provision of Section 40(2) of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Act, 2018, I write to forward for the confirmation by the Senate, the following seven (7) nominees as Chairman and members of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Tribunal.”
The nominees appointed by the President include: Mrs. Saratu Mama Shafi (Chairman – North Central); George Chukwuma Mbonu (South East); Barr. Thomas E. Okosun (South South); Umar Dauda Duhu (North East); Mr. Ibrahim El-Yakubu (North West); Mrs. Sola Salako Ajulo (South West); and Kenneth Tersoo Gyado (North Central).
In a related development, the President in a third letter requested the confirmation of Chief Onyemuche Nnamani as a Member of the Police Service Commission.
The letter dated 16th October, 2020, reads: “In compliance with Section 154(1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), I hereby forward for confirmation by the Senate, the appointment of Chief Onyemuche Nnamani from South East as a member of the Police Service Commission, to complete his predecessor’s tenure.”
According to the President, Nnamani’s appointment “is due to the demise of Dr. Nkemka O. Jombo-Ofo, member representing the South East region.”
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