President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sanctioned the appointment of four Nigerian professionals to serve as Executive Directors of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), as part of his concerted efforts to significantly bolster the quality and quantity of electric power transmitted across the nation’s power grid.
The tenure of the newly appointed Executive Directors is for a renewable term of four years, according to a statement released on Friday by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
In the statement, Ngelale highlighted President Tinubu’s expectations for the appointed individuals, emphasizing their experience, competence, qualifications, character, and dedication. He expressed confidence that they would wholeheartedly commit themselves to realizing the administration’s innovative and expansive energy vision while delivering consistently excellent service to the Nigerian people.
“The President expects that these Nigerians who have been appointed on the strength of their experience, competence level, qualifications, character, and dedication will commit themselves wholly to realizing the innovative and expansive energy vision of his administration, in addition to delivering consistently excellent service to the Nigerian people,” Ngelale stated.
The newly appointed Executive Directors are as follows:
- Engineer Oluwagbenga E.A. Ajiboye — Executive Director, Transmission Service Provider.
- Engineer Nafisatu Asabe Ali — Executive Director, Independent System Operations.
- Ochije Ogini Chukwuka — Executive Director, Finance & Accounts.
- Abiodun Foluso Afolabi — Executive Director, Human Resources & Corporate Services.
This development underscores President Tinubu’s proactive approach towards enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of Nigeria’s power sector, signaling a commitment to addressing the country’s energy challenges and ensuring improved service delivery to its citizens.
