President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Akintunde Ibitayo Akinwande, a professor in the electrical engineering and computer science department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as the executive chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
Akinwande will succeed Sam Amadi whose tenure ended in 2015.
Babatunde Fashola, minister of works, power and housing, had preferred Olasupo Shasore, who was once attorney-general under him as governor of Lagos.
A presidency insider told The Cable that Shasore, a senior advocate of Nigeria, could not be picked because “the president does not want anything that will stoke tension in the Lagos axis again”.
It was widely reported last year that Tinubu did not support the appointment of Fashola as minister because of their strained relationship.
Buhari sent the names of the nominees to the senate for confirmation before they embarked on their long recess on Thursday.
Source: The Cable
Akinwande will succeed Sam Amadi whose tenure ended in 2015.
Babatunde Fashola, minister of works, power and housing, had preferred Olasupo Shasore, who was once attorney-general under him as governor of Lagos.
A presidency insider told The Cable that Shasore, a senior advocate of Nigeria, could not be picked because “the president does not want anything that will stoke tension in the Lagos axis again”.
It was widely reported last year that Tinubu did not support the appointment of Fashola as minister because of their strained relationship.
Buhari sent the names of the nominees to the senate for confirmation before they embarked on their long recess on Thursday.
Source: The Cable