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From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has established a Presidential Committee on Climate Action and Green Economic Solutions to coordinate and oversee all policies and programmes on climate action and green economic development.
A statement issued by the Director, Information and Public Relations, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, said the president is chairman of the 25-member committee while the minister of environment Balarabe Abbas Lawal is vice chairman. Ajuri Ngelale was named as special envoy and would retain his role as the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity.
The members are Lazarus Angbazo (CEO, InfraCorp); Salisu Dahiru (CEO, NCCC); Michael Ohiani (CEO, ICRC); Aisha Rimi (CEO, NIPC); and Aminu Umar-Sadiq (CEO, NSIA).
Others are Yusuf Maina-Bukar (CEO, NAGGW); Abdullahi Mustapha (CEO, ECN); Abba Abubakar Aliyu (CEO, REA); Uzoma Nwagba (CEO, CrediCorp) and Khalil Halilu (CEO, NASENI).
Fatima Shinkafi (CEO, SMDF); Bala Bello (Deputy Governor, CBN); Lolade Abiola (UN SE4ALL); Teni Majekodunmi (NCCC Adviser) and Representative, (Federal Ministry of FCT) are members.
Other representative members are Federal Ministries of Finance; Power; Industry, Trade & Investment; Water Resources; and Agriculture & Food Security.
The committee members also include representatives of the Federal Inland Revenue Service and the Nigeria Customs Service.
The committee shall, among other functions, identify, develop, and implement innovative non-oil & non-gas climate action initiatives.
It will coordinate all the activities of relevant federal institutions towards the attainment of all agreed climate action and green economic objectives and non-oil/non-gas ambitions of the federal government.
It will also collaborate with all the relevant government, sub-national governments, non-government, and civil society entities towards the attainment of the climate action objectives and ambitions of the federal government.
In the same vein, it will collaborate with national governments and multilateral institutions towards the attainment of the climate action objectives and carbon market ambitions of the federal government.
The committee will also monitor, evaluate and guide the progress of all climate action and renewable energy projects and activities of the federal government.
Other functions include track and guide the implementation of initiatives and developments conducted by the Energy Transition Working Group.
“Supervise the work of the Presidential Steering Committee on Project Evergreen.
“Prepare a half-yearly green ambitions update, covering all associated climate action achievements of the Federal Government.”
Imohiosen said Tinubu remained committed to achieving Nigeria’s green economy objectives on the path of a just energy transition while unlocking new investments in this critical sector.
