President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the name of Professor
James Momoh to the senate for confirmation as the Chairman of the Nigerian
Electricity Commission, NERC.
Momoh is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science; and Director of Energy Services and Controls at Howard University,
United States of America, USA.
A statement sent to DAILY POST by Buhari’s Senior Special
Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu said Momoh, a Life Fellow of the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and Fellow of the
Nigeria
Society of Engineers, has over three decades of teaching and research
experience in power system, smart grid, optimisation and power communications.
The statement said, “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.
“President Buhari 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.”
By Seun Opejobi
