The newly-appointed Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) Chairman, Engr. Abdullahi Ramat assumed office in Abuja yesterday, and upon resumption, noted that he would checkmate the electricity distribution companies (DisCos) and electricity Generation Companies (GenCos) to comply with the market rules.

According to him, his era will not be business as usual.

His words: “We will set the ball rolling up to Nigerians and we know the problem they are facing so this time is not going to be a business as usual the distribution companies the generation companies must do the right thing. This is my message to them.”

He said he would study the handover note from his predecessor, Engr. Sanusi Garba to learn more and commence work in earnest.

He however noted that he and his team cannot change the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) overnight.

Ramat said with the team work of the management of NERC there will be efficiency for improved energy supply.

He expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing them to serve in the commission.

He said: “We thank Allah and we thank the President for giving us such a wonderful opportunity.

“And we come here to the new environments. So we are going to go through the document they have and everything.

“We will learn a lot then we set the ball rolling. I believe we cannot change things overnight.

“But if we join hands together I believe we are going to have more efficiency as to improve the Nigerian electricity supply industry.

“So we are going to do a lot because I believe there are a lot to do and there is a lot of work to do.” (The Nation)