By Nudoiba Ojen
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new members of the management team of the FGN Power Company Limited.
This is in recognition of the critical role of power supply in driving enterprise and industrial development, and as a part of comprehensive efforts to reform the power sector and ensure energy security for all Nigerians.
A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, names the appointees as
(1) Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Kenny Osebi Anuwe (reappointed)
(2) Company Secretary/Legal Advisor – Prof Mamman Lawal (reappointed)
(3) Chief Technical Officer (CTO) – Ebenezer Olawale Fapohunda
(4) Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) – Babatunde Daramola Oniru
(5) Chief Financial Officer (CFO) – Julius Oyekola Olabiyi.
Ngelale stated, “The President anticipates that with the full constitution of the management team, the FGN Power Company Limited will work assiduously to realize the core objectives of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) in close collaboration with Siemens Energy”.
THe said this is to be achieved “through a holistic overhaul, modernization, and expansion of the national grid and other critical measures to ensure the growth of the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry (NESI)”.