President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Barrister Ismael Ahmed as the Executive Chairman of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGi), a key component of his administration’s palliative programme aimed at easing the economic burden of fuel subsidy removal.
In a statement released Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the presidency said Ahmed will oversee the operations of the PCNGi, which seeks to promote the adoption of cheaper, cleaner, and more sustainable energy alternatives for Nigerians.
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Ahmed, 45, is a graduate of the University of Abuja, where he earned a Bachelor of Laws degree in 2005. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2006 and later obtained a master’s degree in international relations, communications, and diplomacy from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, in 2008.
He previously served as Senior Special Assistant to former President Muhammadu Buhari on the National Social Investment Programme between 2018 and 2022.
