By Dipo Olowookere
Prof. James Momoh has been nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari to serve as Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
A statement issued on Friday in Abuja by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, noted that the appointment would have to be confirmed by the Senate.
Mr Shehu said in the statement that the President “strongly believes that Prof Momoh has the technical knowledge, capacity and integrity to lead the commission’s effort to bring about the much needed CHANGE in Nigeria’s power sector.”
He said the nominee is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; and Director of Energy Services and Controls at Howard University, United States of America.
Prof Momoh is also said to be a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and Fellow of the Nigeria Society of Engineers.
He has over three decades of teaching and research experience in power system, smart grid, optimisation and power communications.
The 1987 recipient of the National Science Foundation-US White House Presidential Young Investigator Award is a widely published scholar and has held several professional leadership positions in the academia.
Prof Momoh has a Doctorate degree in electrical engineering from Howard University; Master’s degrees in systems engineering from the University of Pennsylvania; and electrical engineering from Carnegie University. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1975 from Howard University.
Adedapo Adesanya