TCN: Tinubu Appoints 4 New Executive Directors To Boost Electricity Supply

To boost operations of the nation’s power grid, President Bola Tinubu has appointed four energy sector professionals as Executive Directors of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).

The appointees, who will each serve a renewable four-year term, have been tasked to substantially enhance the quality and reliability of electricity transmission across Nigeria, according to Chief Ajuri Ngelale, spokesman for the president.

The newly appointed executive directors are:

• Engineer Oluwagbenga E.A. Ajiboye as Executive Director, Transmission Service Provider
• Engineer Nafisatu Asabe Ali as Executive Director, Independent System Operations
• Ochije Ogini Chukwuka as Executive Director, Finance & Accounts
• Abiodun Foluso Afolabi as Executive Director, Human Resources & Corporate Services

Ngelale said President Tinubu expects the appointees to fully commit themselves to realising his administration’s innovative and expansive energy vision for Nigeria.

He noted that new executive directors were selected based on their extensive experience, competence, qualifications, strength of character and dedication to duty.

The TCN is responsible for evacuating electric power generated by the electricity generating companies (GenCos) and wheeling it to distribution companies (DisCos).

The company provides the vital transmission infrastructure between the GenCos and the DisCos’ feeder sub-stations.

In a related news, President Tinubu approved the appointment of new members of the management team of the FGN Power Company Limited. They are:

• Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Kenny Osebi Anuwe (reappointed)
• Company Secretary/Legal Advisor – Prof Mamman Lawal (reappointed)
• Chief Technical Officer (CTO) – Ebenezer Olawale Fapohunda
• Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) – Babatunde Daramola Oniru
• Chief Financial Officer (CFO) – Julius Oyekola Olabiyi

The FGN Power Company was established under the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) as a special purpose vehicle to secure financing, effectively coordinate stakeholders, and enter into commercial and contractual arrangements on behalf of the Federal Government.