Usman Gur Mohammed (pictured) has been relieved of his
appointment as the managing director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria
(TCN).
Mohammed Sale, minister of power, approved of his sack on
Tuesday, appointing Sule Abdulaziz to replace him in acting capacity.
“As part of continuing measures to reposition and improve
the performance of the power Sector in the country, the Honorable Minister of
Power Engr. Sale Mamman hereby announces major changes at the Transmission
Company of Nigeria,” Aaron Artimas, spokesman of the minister, said in a
statement.
“Accordingly, the Managing Director of the TCN, Usman Gur
Mohammed has been removed from office with immediate effect. He is being
replaced with Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz, as Managing Director, in acting
capacity.
“The Honorable Minister has also confirmed the appointment
of four directors who have been on acting position in the Company for some
time.”
They are Victor Adewumi, executive director, transmission
services provider; M. J. Lawal, executive director, independent systems
operator; Ahmed lsa-Dutse, executive director, finance and accounts; and Justin
Dodo, executive director, human resources and corporate services.
The statement said President Muhammadu Buhari approved of
all the changes and appointments.
While the distribution and generation sub-sectors were sold
to private investors during privatisation of the sector in 2013, the TCN is
fully owned by the federal government.
It transmits the energy produced by the generation companies
to the distribution companies (DisCos).
In December, the minister of power asked Marilyn Amobi,
managing director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company Limited
(NBET), to step down with immediate effect in order to “restore sanity” in the
management of the agency.
The minister also ordered the indefinite suspension of
Damilola Ogunbiyi, former managing director of Rural Electrification Agency
(REA).
But Buhari later reversed the minister’s order.
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