Niger Assembly confirms new Electricity Regulatory Commission members

The Niger State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of a new chairman and commissioners for the Niger State Electricity Regulatory Commission.

This confirmation follows an executive correspondence from Governor Mohammed Umar Bago, which was read by the Speaker, Muhammad Abdulmalik Sarkin Daji, during a plenary.

The confirmed appointees include Dr Mohammed Sharu (Bida), as chairman; Dr Maiwada S. Bello (Paikoro), as Commissioner for Enforcement and Consumer Affairs; Dr Muhammad Ameen Shakur (Bida), as Commissioner for Licensing and Regulations; Jiro Ahmed Mohammed, (Kontagora), as Commissioner for Rural Electricity Access Management; and Adamu Nagogo (Chanchaga), as Commissioner for Finance and Administration.

The Speaker congratulated the appointees and urged them to utilise their wealth of experience to drive the development of Niger State’s electricity sector.