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Tinubu Appoints Self, Ngelale Among 25-Man Climate Action Team

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Climate Action: Tinubu Appoints Self, Ngelale Among 25-Man Green Economic Initiatives C’ttee

Tayo OLU,

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, as the Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action.

Ngelale will serve on a newly established Presidential Committee on Climate Action and Green Economic Solutions established by Tinubu which the president will chair.

The committee comprises ministers, agency heads, private sector representatives, and officials from multilateral institutions and development partners.

Its mandate is to coordinate policies, programmes and activities related to climate action, renewable energy development, and transition to a green economy, as well as streamline efforts across institutions, and ensure effective implementation of the Tinubu administration Renewed Hope Agenda’s climate goals.

The committee consists of the following:

  1. President Bola Tinubu – Chairman
  2. Balarabe Abbas Lawal (Minister of Environment) – Vice-Chairman
  3. Ajuri-Obari Ngelale (Special Adviser) – Secretary/Special Presidential Envoy
  4. Lazarus Angbazo (CEO, InfraCorp) – Member
  5. Salisu Dahiru (CEO, NCCC) – Member
  6. Michael Ohiani (CEO, ICRC) – Member
  7. Aisha Rimi (CEO, NIPC) – Member
  8. Aminu Umar-Sadiq (CEO, NSIA) – Member
  9. Yusuf Maina-Bukar (CEO, NAGGW) – Member
  10. Abdullahi Mustapha (CEO, ECN) – Member
  11. Abba Abubakar Aliyu (CEO, REA) – Member
  12. Uzoma Nwagba (CEO, CrediCorp) – Member
  13. Khalil Halilu (CEO, NASENI) – Member
  14. Fatima Shinkafi (CEO, SMDF) – Member
  15. Bala Bello (Deputy Governor, CBN) – Member
  16. Lolade Abiola (UN SE4ALL) – Member
  17. Teni Majekodunmi (NCCC Adviser) – Member
  18. Representative, Federal Ministry of FCT – Member
  19. Representative, Federal Ministry of Finance – Member
  20. Representative, Federal Ministry of Power – Member
  21. Representative, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment – Member
  22. Representative, Federal Ministry of Water Resources – Member
  23. Representative, Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Food Security – Member
  24. Representative, Federal Inland Revenue Service – Member
  25. Representative, Nigeria Customs Service – Member

The Presidential Committee shall, among other functions:

  1. Identify, develop, and implement innovative non-oil & non-gas climate action initiatives.
  2. Coordinate all activities of relevant federal institutions towards the attainment of all agreed climate action and green economic objectives and non-oil/non-gas ambitions of the federal government.
  3. Collaborate with all relevant government, subnational governments, non-government, and civil society entities towards the attainment of the climate action objectives and ambitions of the federal government.
  4. Collaborate with national governments and multilateral institutions towards the attainment of the climate action objectives and carbon market ambitions of the federal government.
  5. Monitor, evaluate, and guide the progress of all climate action and renewable energy projects and activities of the federal government.
  6. Track and guide the implementation of initiatives and developments conducted by the Energy Transition Working Group.
  7. Supervise the work of the Presidential Steering Committee on Project Evergreen.
  8. Prepare a half-yearly green ambitions update, covering all associated climate action achievements of the federal government.
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