Minister of Power, Sale Mamman has said the performance of the ministry and the agencies under it has remained below par due to lack of proper integration and coordination. Ahmad is a former Level 12 public official at the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) before venturing into private practices in the power sector. A graduate of Electrical / and Electronic Engineering with Masters Degrees in Development Studies and Project Planning. The son of late Salihijo Mohammed Ahmed, a former managing director of Afri-Project Consortium, who was a project consultant to the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) at a time the agency was headed by Buhari. While some stakeholders saw nothing wrong with the new appointment arguing that the new remain qualified, trusted and young, others insisted that the sector deserves someone better, especially considering the governance and the poor performance of the power sector over the year.

Source: The Guardian January 08, 2020 01:30 UTC