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PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS ABBA ALIYU AS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AGENCY
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Nicolas Adekeye / 1 month
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Abba Abubakar Aliyu as the substantive Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). The appointment, which takes effect from January 23, 2025, is for an initial term of four years. Special Adviser to the President, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement, noted that Aliyu has been acting as the agency’s managing director since March 2024. Onanuga stated that Aliyu brings over 20 years of experience in energy and organizational development in the private and public sectors to his new role. Aliyu has played key leadership roles in the on-grid and off-grid power sectors, as well as the water resources and transportation sectors of Nigeria’s economy. Previously, Aliyu served as head of the Project Management Unit at the Nigeria Electrification Project; General Manager of Corporate Services, Projects, and Research, and Deputy General Manager at Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading PLC (NBET). Onanuga added that President Tinubu 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. Onanuga concluded by stating that the appointment is a significant step towards achieving the administration’s goals in the energy sector.