President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Thomas John as Acting Alternate Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Governing Board.
The Corporation disclosed this in a statement signed by the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Maikanti Baru, in Abuja.
Baru said that the new appointment takes effect immediately, adding that he would hold the position until a new Minister of Petroleum Resources or Minister of State for Petroleum Resources would be appointed to assume the Chairmanship or Alternate Chairmanship position.
John, a former Group Managing Director of the NNPC, was before the appointment a member of the NNPC Governing Board.
(NAN)