Nigeria’s President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has set up the presidential committee on climate action and green economic solutions.
The committee will be chaired by Tinubu, and its vice-chairman will be Environment Minister Balarabe Abbas.
Segun Imohiosen, the director of information in the secretary to the government of the federation’s office (AGF), stated in a statement on Sunday that Ajuri Ngelale was also named by the president as the special presidential envoy on climate action.
Ngelale serves as the president’s special media and publicity advisor.
The committee is expected to “coordinate and oversee all policies and programmes on climate action and green economic development”.
The statement added that the committee will also “identify, develop, and implement innovative non-oil & non-gas climate action initiatives”.
The committee will coordinate the activities of relevant federal government institutions towards the “attainment of all agreed climate action and green economic objectives and non-oil/non-gas ambitions”.
FULL LIST
(1) President Bola Tinubu – Chairman
(2) Balarabe Abbas Lawal (Minister of Environment) – Vice-Chairman
(3) Ajuri 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
