President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new Board and Management team for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), effective from December 1, 2023.
The announcement was made by the Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, through a tweet by the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun.
The appointments, in line with Section 59 (2) of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021, are expected to drive the performance-driven and results-oriented mandate of President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope administration in implementing energy policies.
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The newly appointed Board and Management team members are as follows:
- Pius Akinyelure — Non-Executive Board Chairman
- Mele Kyari — Group Chief Executive Officer
- Umar Ajiya — Chief Financial Officer
- Mr. Ledum Mitee — Non-Executive Director
- Mr. Musa Tumsa — Non-Executive Director
- Mr. Ghali Muhammad — Non-Executive Director
- Prof. Mustapha Aliyu — Non-Executive Director
- Mr. David Ogbodo — Non-Executive Director
- Ms. Eunice Thomas — Non-Executive Director
In addition to the board and management appointments, President Tinubu also approved the appointment of two Permanent Secretaries:
- Mr. Okokon Ekanem Udo — Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance
- Gabriel Aduda — Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources
President Tinubu has expressed his expectations for the appointed team to fully comply with the performance-driven mandate of his administration.
The statement emphasized the commitment to implementing energy policies that harness existing oil and gas resources while facilitating the exploration of new and cleaner energy sources in the future.
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