*President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Abba Abubakar Aliyu as the substantive Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency, charging him to leverage his extensive expertise to further the REA’s mission of providing rural communities with reliable electric power and contributing to sustainable energy and power in the Nigerian economy

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Abba Abubakar Aliyu as the substantive Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA).

Aliyu’s appointment, effective from January 23, 2025, is for an initial term of four years.

Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information聽and聽Strategy, who revealed this inna statement Friday, January 31, 2025, said the new Managing Director of REA had been the agency’s Acting Managing Director since March 2024 until his appointment.

The REA Chief Executive has over 20 years of experience in energy and organisational development in the private and public sectors.

Aliyu has played key leadership roles in the on-grid and off-grid power sectors, as well as the water resources and transportation sectors of Nigeria’s economy, Onanuga stated.

Previously, he was Head of the Project Management Unit at the Nigeria Electrification Project; General Manager of Corporate Services, Projects, and Research, and Deputy General Manager at Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading PLC (NBET).

The statement added: “President Tinubu anticipates that Aliyu will leverage his extensive expertise to further the REA’s mission of providing rural communities with reliable electric power and contributing to the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda on sustainable energy and power.”