Jonathan appoints special adviser on power
By NigeriaPlus June 21, 2010
Professor Bartholomew Nnaji
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of former Minister of Science and Technology, Professor Barth Nnaji, as Special Adviser to the President on Power.
This was contained in a statement from the Presidency on Monday, signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Communications, Mr Ima Niboro.
According to the statement, Professor Nnaji, who, it said, is a distinguished professor of Mechanical Engineering of the Universities of Massachusetts and Pittsburgh in the United States of America, would now head the Presidential Task Force on Power, which was recently established by the president.
He is expected to work with other members of the task force to evolve strategies for rapid improvement of power generation, transmission and distribution.
Members of the taskforce include the permanent secretary, Ministry of Power; Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC); Managing Director, Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN); Managing Director, Niger-Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) and Director-General, Bureau for Public Procurement (BPP).
Others are Director-General, Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE); Accountant-General of the Federation; Chief Executive, Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC); CEOs of two power distribution companies; CEOs of two generating companies; Director of Power, Ministry of Power and the Senior Special Assistant to the President (Special Projects.)
The newly-appointed special adviser would also work with seven special assistants who would oversee the monitoring of performance and progress on specific power sector issues.
