Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo
The Federal Government has announced the appointment of the
Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun as the Chairman, Board of Directors of
Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company, NBET.
The Director of Information, Federal Ministry of Finance, Hassan
Dodo in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the appointment was
approved by the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo.
According to the Ministry’s spokesman, the Director-General, Bureau
of Public Enterprises is the Vice-Chairman of the Board and the
Minister of Power, Works and Housing will serve as Non-Executive
Director.
Other Non-Executive Directors of the Board include
Directors-General of Debt Management Office, DMO, Budget Office of the
Federation and the Managing Director, Asset Management Company of
Nigeria.
The Managing Director of NBET, Marilyn Amobi, is also a member of the reconstituted Board.
Meanwhile, Mr Dodo in an earlier statement announced the
appointment of Femi Adewole as the Managing Director of Family Homes
Fund.
Family Homes Fund is an initiative of the Federal Government aimed
at facilitating affordable housing delivery by entering into specific
partnerships with supportive state governments, developers and
International partners.
According to Mr Dodo, Mr Adewole’s appointment followed a
competitive and rigorous recruitment process conducted by
PricewaterhouseCoopers, a renowned multinational professional services
organisation.
Mr Adewole is a real estate and housing professional with more than
25 years’ experience, leading housing initiatives across Sub Sahara
Africa and the United Kingdom.
Until his appointment, he was the Managing Director of Shelter Afrique, a Nairobi based pan-African housing finance company.
-NAN