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After Akinwande’s rejection, Buhari nominates Prof. Momoh as NERC chairman
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Prof. James Momoh for the position of Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
The President’s nominee to the Senate for confirmation is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; and Director of Energy Services and Controls at Howard University, United States of America.
This is coming a few months after his first nominee for the position, Professor Akintunde Akinwande refused to turn up for screening at the Senate, leading to conclusions that he may have rejected the offer.
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There were reports that Akinwande turned down the nomination because he was not consulted before the nomination was made.
According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Prof. Momoh, a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and Fellow of the Nigeria Society of Engineers, has over three decades of teaching and research experience in power system, smart grid, optimisation and power communications.
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