President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Ismael Ahmed as the Executive Chairman of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative.

The PCNGi, according to a statement, is a key component of the administration’s post-subsidy palliative programme.

The appointment was confirmed on Friday through an official  State House Press Release signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.

“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Barrister Ismael Ahmed as the Executive Chairman of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGi),” the statement read.

The PCNGi was introduced as a strategic response to the fuel subsidy removal, aimed at expanding access to cleaner, cheaper energy alternatives for Nigerians. As Executive Chairman, Ahmed is tasked with coordinating nationwide operations of the initiative.

“Ahmed will coordinate the operations of the presidential initiative, which is designed to alleviate the effects of removing fuel subsidies by offering cheaper, more affordable, and cleaner energy options,” Onanuga stated.

Aged 45, Ahmed holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Abuja (2005) and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2006.

He later earned a Master’s degree in international relations, communications, and diplomacy from Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri in 2008.

Previously, he served as Senior Special Assistant to former President Muhammadu Buhari on the National Social Investment Program between 2018 and 2022, the release noted.

“The PCNGi is a component of the Tinubu administration’s palliative intervention programme,” the statement emphasised.

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