President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mele Kolo Kyari as the new Group Managing Director for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
The NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs, Ndu Ughamadu made this known that on Thursday that Kyari will take over from Maikanti Baru on July 7.
Alongside the appointment by the President were seven new Chief Operating Officers, as follows;
Roland Ewubare (South-South), Chief Operating Officer, Upstream
Mustapha Yakubu (North-Central), Chief Operating Officer, Refining and Petrochemicals
Yusuf Usman (North-East), Chief Operating Officer, Gas and Power
Lawrencia Ndupu (South-East), Chief Operating Officer, Ventures.
Others are;Umar Ajiya (North-West) – Chief Financial Officer
Adeyemi Adetunji (South-West), Chief Operating Officer, Downstream
Farouk Sa’id (North-West), Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Services.
Their appointment takes effect from June 28.
President also directed the new appointees to work with the current occupants of the various positions between now and July 7, towards a smooth transition on 8 July, 2019.
However, Kyari, a geologist, was Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division of NNPC and also Nigeria’s National Representative to the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC.
Also, under his watch, the Crude Oil Marketing Division recorded noticeable transformation in the management and sales of the various Nigeria’s crude oil grades via an infusion of transparency and automation of the processes.
(NAN)