Tinubu Appoints Ajuri Ngelale as Climate Action Envoy
*Sets up committee on green economy
Enterprising broadcast and spokesperson for the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration, Ajuri Ngelale, has been appointed as Climate Action envoy.
The appointment is sequel to the establishment of a presidential committee on climate action and green economic solutions.
Led by the President himself, the committee has Balarabe Abbas, minister of environment, as vice-chairman.
Segun Imohiosen, director of information in the office of the secretary to the government of the federation (AGF), who made the disclosure, noted that the president appointed Ngelale as the special presidential envoy.
According to a presidential statement, the committee is mandated to “coordinate and oversee all policies and programmes on climate action and green economic development”, part of which includes identifying, developing and implement innovative non-oil & non-gas climate action initiatives.
It is expected to coordinate the activities of relevant federal government institutions with a view to attaining all agreed climate actions, green economic objectives and non-oil/non-gas ambitions”.
Ngalale will act as the committee's secretary/special presidential envoy.
Other members of the committee are Lazarus Angbazo, CEO, InfraCorp; Salisu Dahiru, CEO, NCCC; Michael Ohiani, CEO, ICRC; Aisha Rimi, CEO, NIPC; Aminu Umar-Sadiq, CEO, NSIA; Yusuf Maina-Bukar, CEO, NAGGW; Abdullahi Mustapha, CEO, ECN; Abba Abubakar Aliyu, CEO, REA; Uzoma Nwagba, CEO, CrediCorp; Khalil Halilu, CEO, NASENI and Fatima Shinkafi, CEO, SMDF.
Bala Bello, Deputy Governor, CBN; Lolade Abiola, UN SE4ALL; Teni Majekodunmi, NCCC Adviser; Representative, Federal Ministry of FCT; Representative, Federal Ministry of Finance; Representative, Federal Ministry of Power; Representative, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment; Representative, Federal Ministry of Water Resources; Representative, Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Food Security; Representative, Federal Inland Revenue Service and Representative, Nigeria Customs Service, make up the list of the committee.
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