Tinubu appoints new Rural Electrification Agency boss
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Abba Abubakar Aliyu as the substantive Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), effective from January 23, 2025, for an initial term of four years.
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President Tinubu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said he “anticipates that Aliyu will leverage his extensive expertise to further the REA’s mission of providing rural communities with reliable electric power and contributing to the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda on sustainable energy and power.”
Prior to his appointment, Aliyu has been acting as the agency’s managing director since March 2024, having over 20 years of experience in energy and organisational development in the private and public sectors.
Source: Vanguard newspaper
