NERC SCREENING: PMB'S Nominee rejects offer

Barely 24 hours after the two nominees of President Muhammadu Buhari rejected nomination for non-career ambassadorial appointment, another nominee for the chairmanship position of Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission(NERC) Prof. Akintunde Akinwande allegedly dumped his appointment as he was absent at the screening exercise by the senate committee on power and steel development. Recall that barely 24 hours after the Nigerian Senate made public the lists of persons nominated by President Buhari for Consideration and confirmation for Non Career Ambassadorial positions, by the upper Chamber, former Minister of Science and Technology, Mrs PauIine Tallen (Plateau) state and Dr.Usman Bugaje ( Katsina) state rejected the offer. The President had a couple of weeks ago through a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki requested the confirmation of a 7-man members and chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission headed by Prof. Akintunde I. Akinwande ( South West). Members of the Commission are Sanusi Garuba, Vice Chairman (North-West), Nathan R. Shatti, Commissioner (North-East), Dr Moses Arigu, Commissioner (North Central ), Dafe C. Akpe-eye, Commissioner ( South-South).