Buhari appoints four new NNPC Executive Directors, retires 38 senior staff

The management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday announced the appointment of four new Group Executive Directors to head the new Directorates recently established.

Group Managing Director, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, said that the new appointments are in line with the Federal Government’s aspiration to transform the Corporation into a lean, efficient, business-focused, transparent and accountable national oil company in keeping with international best practices.

The appointments approved by President Muhammadu Buhari, include Dr. Maikanti Baru, Group Executive Director, Exploration & Production; Mr. Isiaka Abdulrazaq, Group Executive Director, Finance & Services; Engr. Dennis Nnamdi Ajulu, Group Executive Director, Refining & Technology; and Dr. Babatunde Victor Adeniran, Group Executive Director, Commercial & Investment.

A new Company Secretary/Legal Adviser and Managing Directors have also been appointed for the Strategic Business Units.

They are: Chidi Momah, Group General Manager, Company Secratarty & Legal Adviser; Mrs. Esther Nnamdi Ogbue, Managing Director, Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC); Engr. Chinedu Ezeribe, Managing Director, Warri Refinning & Petrochemicals Company (WRPC) and Mr. Babatunde Bakare, Managing Director, Nigerian Gas Company (NGC).

Others are Mr. Inuwa Ibrahim Waya, Managing Director, Hyson; Mr. Abubakar Mai-Bornu, Managing Director, Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC); and Mr. Ladipo Fagbola, Managing Director, NNPC Retail.

Mr. Rowland Ewubare is the new Managing Director, Integrated Data Services Ltd (IDSL); Mr. Modupe Bammeke, Managing Director, NNPC Prpoerties; Mr. Abdulkadir Saidu, Managing Director, Duke Oil; and Mr. Dafe Sejebor, Group General Manager, Nigerian Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS).

NNPC also retired 38 top management staff reducing the number to 83 from 122.

However, 12 personnel have been recruited from the private sector into the top management to ensure the corporation become a profit-driven business as against the current civil service orientation.

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