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Fayose inaugurated as chairman of Rural Electrification Agency

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  • Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has been inaugurated as the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA).
  • The appointment was made by President Bola Tinubu, and Fayose was inaugurated alongside other board members in Abuja.
  • Fayose pledged to provide political will and ensure funding to advance the agency's mission of expanding electricity access across Nigeria.

Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has officially assumed his role as the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). The appointment, made by President Bola Tinubu, was formalized during an inauguration ceremony in Abuja on Friday.

My mission in REA is to take the agency to greater heights by providing the needed political will

— Ayodele FayoseThe newly inaugurated REA Chairman outlined his commitment to the agency's advancement.

Fayose, along with other members of the REA governing board and non-executive directors, was inaugurated by the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe. Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar, Mr Ilyasu Makinta, and Mr Abba Aliyu, who took office as the Managing Director, were also part of the ceremony.

I want to use this window to assure Nigerians that your expectation about my appointment and my colleagues will not be dashed. We will give our best to achieve the Renewed Hope of President Tinubu for the country to be better for us all

— Ayodele FayoseFayose promised that the board would work diligently to fulfill the administration's goals.

Expressing gratitude to President Tinubu, Fayose stated his immediate focus would be on providing the necessary political will and securing adequate funding to propel the agency forward. "My mission in REA is to take the agency to greater heights by providing the needed political will," he said. He assured Nigerians that he and his colleagues would dedicate their best efforts to achieving President Tinubu's "Renewed Hope" agenda for the country.

The assignment given to us is beyond providing electricity but also looking at the population of the country who need to feel the impact of the energy.

— Ayodele FayoseHe elaborated on the broader impact the REA aims to achieve beyond mere electrification.

Fayose highlighted that many of Nigeria's power sector challenges are rooted at the grassroots. He emphasized that the REA's mandate extends beyond simply providing electricity, aiming to ensure the tangible impact of energy access is felt by communities. The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, echoed this sentiment, stating that the sector's focus must shift from measuring power generation to measuring the number of communities and people benefiting from electricity.

We are moving from just counting kilowatts and megawatts to how many communities and people were powered in the country

— Joseph TegbeThe Minister of Power described the strategic shift in the electricity sector's focus.
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