New REA Chief Executive, Directors Assume Office in Abuja

Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja

The new leadership of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) recently appointed by President Bola Tinubu, has assumed duties in their respective offices at the Abuja headquarters of the organisation.

The new leadership includes: Abba Aliyu, Acting Managing Director; Ayoade Gboyega Executive Director, Corporate Services; Abdullahi Umar, Executive Director, Technical Services and Doris Uboh, Executive Director, Rural Electrification Fund (REF).

Also, Olufemi Akinyelure takes over as Head of Project Management Unit, Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP).

A statement from the organisation said the chief executive and his lieutenants took over on Tuesday last week.

It said Aliyu arrived the premises of the agency in company with all the three new executive directors and was received by some of the directors in the agency.

 According to the statement, they have since continued to provide guidance to the agency towards delivering on its mandate of providing electricity access to unserved and underserved areas across the country. 

The new MD previously served as the Head of NEP at the REA, overseeing the implementation of a $550 million facility, with $350 million from the World Bank and $250 million from the  African Development Bank (AfDB).