The finance minister, who doubles as the Board Chairman of NBET, however, noted that the deregulation of electricity in Nigeria must evolve fast.
Ahmed, therefore, urged the board members to ensure all hands were on deck and that their tenure as the board in the transitional market trading arrangement should leave a good mark in the sands of time.
The President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari had approved the reconstituted board of directors of NBET. Members of the board include a non-executive director from the Ministry of Power, to be represented by staff, not below the level of a director; Mr. Alexander Okoh, as a non-executive director from the Bureau of Public Enterprises .
Others include Patience Oniha, Director-General, Debt Management Office, as non-executive director; Ben Akabueze, Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation, as a non-executive director. Also appointed were Suleyman Ndanusa, former Director-General of Securities and Exchange Commission, as a non-executive director ; Mustapha Shehu, former President, Nigeria Society of Engineers, as a non-executive director .DOWNLOAD THE PUNCH NEWS APP NOW ON
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