President Buhari has overturned the indefinite suspension of Ms. Damilola Ogunbiyi, the former Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA).
After the appointment of Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad as the new REA Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), there were claims that Ahmad was chosen due to family links rather than qualifications.
The announcement of the reversal of Ms Ogunbiyi’s suspension was made by President Buhari via his Twitter handle @NGRPresident, following the suspension by the Minister of Power Saleh Mamman.
“President @MBuhari has directed that the suspension of Mrs. Damilola Ogunbiyi from her role as Managing Director of @realREANigeria, be reversed. Her resignation, effective from 31 December, 2019, has been accepted to enable her assume her new @UN appointment.”
The first female REA’s CEO, Ogunbiyi, resigned and accepted a position as the United Nations (UN) Special Representative for Sustainable Energy and CEO of Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll) after her suspension by the Minister of Power.
It was further revealed that the Presidential directive was conveyed in a letter from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) to Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General.