The Federal Government on Friday inaugurated the newly-constituted governing board of Rural Electrification Agency, REA, with a charge on members to adopt people-centred leadership.
Minister of Power, Mr Joseph Tegbe, while inaugurating the board in Abuja, stressed the need for members to ensure that every policy directly improved the lives and livelihoods of ordinary Nigerians
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the board is chaired by a former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose.
Tegbe said that the constitution of the board aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s drive to strengthen governance, transparency, and accountability across public institutions.
While describing the agency as a vital catalyst for economic inclusion, he noted that off-grid interventions such as mini-grids, solar home systems and the electrification of markets, health centres, schools and farms, represent direct investments in human capital.
He listed key initiatives already driving the vision, including the energising education, energising economies
