President Muhammadu Buhari has approved board members for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, announced this on Thursday.
The members of the new board are: Muhammad K. Ahmad (chairman), Chief Henry Okolo, Imamudden Talba, Amb. Usman Sarki, Ali Haruna, Engr. Simeone Atakulu, Zubaida Mahey Rasheed, Dr. Mustapha Abiodun Akinkunmi, Engr. Oladele Amoda, and Dr. Nkiru Balonwu.
Other members are: Representatives of Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Ministry of Power, Bureau for Public Enterprise, Federal Government of Nigeria Power Company Limited, and Executive Management of TCN.
The new board is expected to oversee the selection of a new Managing Director for the organisation.
President Buhari sacked the former TCN Managing Director, Usman Gur Mohammed, in May 2020 over the $2 billion Siemens Presidential Power Initiative (PPI). Since Mohammed’s removal, Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz has been the acting MD of TCN.
