Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman has announced appointment of Dr. Nnaemeka Eweluka as the new Managing Director/CEO for the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading, PLC (NBET).
In a statement which his Adviser on Media, Mr. Aaron Artimas, issued the Minister said the Dr. Marilyn Amobi has been sacked from the office.
The statement said: “In furtherance of the reorganization/ realignments in the Power Sector, the Honourable Minister of Power Engr. Sale Mamman announces the appointment of a new Managing Director for the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading, PLC.
“He is Dr. Nnaemeka Eweluka, the company’s General Counsel and Secretary.
“He is to succeed Dr. Marilyn Amobi, as substantive Managing Director/CEO, while the former MD is to handover and proceed on terminal leave with immediate effect.”
The statement recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier approved the recommendation to this effect.
Dr. Eweluka, a lawyer comes to this position with over twenty years’ experience, spanning private practice, academics and the Power sector.
He is a specialist on privatization and legal energy reforms as well as a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration.