Mohammed
holds a BSc Degree in Accountancy, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, and a Master
of Business Administration (Management), Bayero University Kano.
The
Buhari-led Federal Government has approved the secondment of Alhaji Usman Gur
Mohammed of the African Development Bank (AfDB) as the interim Managing
Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Transmission Company of Nigeria
(TCN). A statement by Mr Louis Edozien, Permanent Secretary of the Federal
Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, said Muhammed’s appointment was part of
efforts by government to reposition the company for better service delivery to
Nigerians.
It said that
Mohammed has resumed duty with a 12-month non-extendable deadline to complete
his transformational mandate and set Transmission Service Providers and
Independent System Operators on a path of greater operational efficiency and
effectiveness.
It also said that his approval was designed to ensure
responsiveness to the needs of the generation companies and distribution
companies, who are TCN’s customers.
It said
Mohammed was until his secondment, the Principal Power Utility Transformation
Specialist in the AfDB’s Nigerian Office.
“Mohammed joined the service of the AfDB in 2009. He
has served in various senior level management roles in charge of financial
control, power utility policy and transformation. “Before joining AfDB, Mr.
Mohammed worked for the then National Electric Power Authority (NEPA),” it
said. The statement said that Mohammed also served as the Secretary of revenue
cycle management project, which was NEPA’s first public private partnership
initiative. According to the statement, he also served as head of financial
management for TCN’s Project Management Unit (PMU). It said Mohammed is a
Chartered Accountant and a member of the various professional bodies related to
his profession.
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