By Tochukwu Bliss, Abuja
The Federal Government has announced the establishment of a Presidential Committee to oversee the Federal Government’s climate and green economic initiatives.
This is even as the President Bola Tinubu announced the appointment of his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, as the Secretary/Special Envoy on Climate Action.
Mr. Ngelale, who retains his position as the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, would serve in this role as part of a larger Presidential Committee to be chaired by the President.
A statement by the Director (Information & Public Relations), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Segun Imohiosen, said the Presidential Committee on Climate Action and Green Economic Solutions, will coordinate and oversee all policies and programmes on climate action and green economic development.
This is meant to remove the constraints to coordination, foster a whole-of-government approach to climate-action programmes, provide an efficient governance architecture, and ensure that all relevant institutions in the sector are plugged into the President’s vision and were collectively implementing the Renewed Hope Agenda on climate action.
Other Committee members include:
- Balarabe Abbas Lawal (Minister of Environment) – Vice-Chairman;
- Lazarus Angbazo (CEO, InfraCorp) – Member;
- Salisu Dahiru (CEO, NCCC);
- Michael Ohiani (CEO, ICRC);
- Aisha Rimi (CEO, NIPC);
- Aminu Umar-Sadiq (CEO, NSIA);
- Yusuf Maina-Bukar (CEO, NAGGW);
- Abdullahi Mustapha (CEO, ECN);
- Abba Abubakar Aliyu (CEO, REA); and,
- Uzoma Nwagba (CEO, CrediCorp).
- Khalil Halilu (CEO, NASENI);
- Fatima Shinkafi (CEO, SMDF);
- Bala Bello (Deputy Governor, CBN);
- Lolade Abiola (UN SE4ALL);
- Teni Majekodunmi (NCCC Adviser).
Also included are representatives of the Federal Ministries of FCT, Finance Representative, Power; Industry, Trade & Investment; Water Resources; and Agriculture & Food Security as well as Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).
This is meant to remove the constraints to coordination, foster a whole-of-government approach to climate-action programmes, and provide an efficient governance architecture…
The responsibilities of the committee are:
- Identify, develop, and implement innovative non-oil & non-gas climate action initiatives;
- Coordinate all 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;
- Collaborate with all relevant government, subnational governments, non-government, and civil society entities towards the attainment of the climate action objectives and ambitions of the federal government;
- Collaborate with national governments and multilateral institutions towards the attainment of the climate action objectives and carbon market ambitions of the federal government;
- Monitor, evaluate, and guide the progress of all climate action and renewable energy projects and activities of the federal government;
- Track and guide the implementation of initiatives and developments conducted by the Energy Transition Working Group; and,
- Supervise the work of the Presidential Steering Committee on Project Evergreen and Prepare a half-yearly green ambitions update, covering all associated climate action achievements of the federal government.
The statement also quoted the President as restating his continued commitment to achieving Nigeria’s green economy objectives on the path of a just energy transition, while unlocking new investments in this critical sector that are central to its economic future.
