The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Rural Electrification Agency, Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad is enmeshed in a contract fraud as he awarded his own company a…
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Rural Electrification Agency, Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad is enmeshed in a contract fraud as he awarded his own company a N200 million job. Recently Ahmad made headlines for operating 37 bank accounts, with all linked to his Bank Verification Number, 2226642 . The 39-year-old's name in one of the bank accounts is that of his wife, Bilikisu Ahmad Salihijo with duplicity and variations in the accounts opened in his name, SaharaReporters learnt.
BRIEF HISTORY
Electricity was first generated in Nigeria in 1866 when two
generating sets were installed to serve the Colony of Lagos. In
1951, the government of Nigeria, through an Act of Parliament,
established the Electricity Commission of Nigeria (ECN) to regulate
and operate the power supply systems in Nigeria. Subsequently, the
Niger Dam Authority (NDA) was established for the development of
the Kanji Hydroelectric Dam. In 1972, the ECN and the NDA were
merged to form the Nigerian Electric Power Authority (NEPA).
Until the enactment of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act
(EPSRA), the Nigerian power sector (with the exception of a few