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President Buhari Appoints Board Members For TCN With Muhammad Ahmad As Chairman

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5 years ago

January 22, 2021

Optimum Times

TCN Board Chairman, Muhammad K Ahmad

***Reappoints Hadiza Bala Usman As NPA Managing Director

President Buhari has approved board members for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) with a former Director General of the National Pensions Commission (PenCom) Muhammad K. Ahmad as the Chairman.

The Board which will oversee the selection of a substantive Managing Director of the TCN, has other members of the board as follows: Chief Henry Okolo, Imamudden Talba, Ambassador Usman Sarki, Ali Haruna, Engr. Simeone Atakulu, Zubaida Mahey Rasheed, Dr Mustapha Abiodun Akinkunmi, Engr. Oladele Amoda, and Dr Nkiru Balonwu.

Other members of the TCN Board are: Representatives of Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Ministry of Power, Bureau for Public Enterprise, FGN Power Company Limited, and Executive Management of TCN.

Currently, TCN has an Acting Managing Director, Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz. He was appointed in May, 2020.

Also, President Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Hadiza Bala Usman as Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), for additional five-year tenure.

Also approved is the reconstitution of the Non-Executive Board of the NPA, with Mr Emmanuel Olajide Adesoye (from South-west zone) as Chairman.

Other members of the Board are: Prince Ekenyem Nwafor-Orizu (South-east zone), Akinwunmi Ricketts (South-south zone), Ghazali Mohammed Mijinyawa (North-East zone), Mustapha Amin Dutse (North-West zone), and Abdulwahab Adesina (North-Central zone).