Former Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Ayodele Fayose, has met with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, assuring Nigerians that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda on rural electrification is firmly on course.

Fayose’s meeting with the SGF comes weeks after President Tinubu appointed him Chairman of the REA Board as part of efforts to strengthen the agency and expand access to electricity in underserved and rural communities across the country.

The REA Chairman reiterated the commitment of the agency’s leadership to working with the Federal Government to deliver sustainable electricity solutions to communities that remain underserved by the national grid. He said the agency would remain focused on initiatives capable of improving economic activities and the quality of life in rural areas.

The REA Board was recently inaugurated by the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, who charged members to adopt a people-centred approach to rural electrification. The minister identified mini-grids, solar home systems and electrification of markets, schools, health centres and farms as key to expanding economic opportunities and inclusion.

Fayose, while speaking on the administration’s power sector drive, said the renewed attention being given to rural electrification demonstrates President Tinubu’s determination to address Nigeria’s electricity challenges and ensure that the benefits of development reach communities across the country.