President Bola Tinubu has appointed his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, as Nigeria’s Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action.
This was as he established a 25-person committee to oversee the country’s green economic initiatives.
“Ngelale will serve in this role as part of a larger Presidential Committee, to be chaired by the President,” the office of the secretary to the government of the federation revealed in a statement signed Sunday by its Director of Information and Public Relations, Segun Imohiosen.
“Ngelale will retain his role as the official spokesperson of the President and Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity while serving on the committee,” it added.
Imohsien said the Presidential Committee on Climate Action and Green Economic Solutions will “coordinate and oversee all policies and programmes on climate action and green economic development.”
“This is to remove the constraints to coordination, foster a whole-of-government approach to climate-action programmes, provide efficient governance architecture, and ensure that all relevant institutions in the sector are plugged into the President’s vision and are collectively implementing the Renewed Hope Agenda on climate action,” it further explained.
The new committee which has the President as its Chairman also includes the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal as its Vice-Chairman, and Ajuri Ngelale as its Secretary/Special Presidential Envoy.
Members are the CEOs of, InfraCorp, Lazarus Angbazo; National Council on Climate Change, Salisu Dahiru; Infrastructure Council Regulatory Commission, Michael Ohiani, Nigeria Investment Promotion Council, Mrs. Aisha Rimi and National Social Investment Fund, Aminu Umar-Sadiq.
The committee also consists of the CEOs of the National Agency for the Great Green Wall, Yusuf Maina-Bukar, Energy Commission of Nigeria, Abdullahi Mustapha; Rural Electrification Agency, Abba Aliyu; CreditCorp, Uzoma Nwagba, the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, Khalil Halilu Member, Solid Minerals Development Fund, Fatima Shinkafi; CBN Deputy Governor (Deputy Governor, Corporate Services Directorate) Bala Bello; UN SE4ALL, Lolade Abiola; Member and an Adviser to the NCCC Adviser, Teni Majekodunmi.
Others are representatives of the Federal Ministries of FCT, Finance, Industry, Trade & Investment, Water Resources, and Agriculture & Food Security.
The committee also consists of representatives from the Federal Inland Revenue Service and the Nigeria Customs Service.
Imohiosen noted that President Tinubu remains committed to achieving Nigeria’s green economy objectives on the path of a just energy transition while unlocking new investments in this critical sector that is central to the nation’s economic future.