Why we sacked 38 heads of subsidiaries – NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has noted that it decided to reduce its top management staff from 122 to 83 as a means of reducing cost. This was as the corporation announced the appointment of new group General Managers.

NNPC Group Public Affairs General Manager, Ohi Alegbe, who disclosed this in a statement he issued in Abuja on Thursday, pointed out that those affected in the shakeup were billed to retire between 2015 and December 2016.

“The downsizing exercise, which saw the exit of all senior managers who were billed to retire between now and December 2016, apart from being a cost-saving measure aimed at gearing the Corporation in the direction of a leaner and more efficient organization, also has enormous cost-saving benefits,” Alegbe said.

He gave the names of the new General Managers as Mele Kyari, Crude Oil Marketing Division; Ahmadu Sambo, Oilfield services; Surajdeen Bola Afolabi, Information Technology Division; Zubair Aliyu, NNPC Capital; Dafe Sejebor, Nigerian Petroleum Investment Management Services; and Kemi Akitoye, Human Resources Division.

Others are Godwin Okonkwo, finance; Bello Rabiu, corporate planning; Anibo Kragha, treasury, and Dalhatu Makama, shipping.

The statement further listed other group General Managers as Samuel Ndukwe (power), Mike Balami (accounts), Yusuf Matashi (LNG), Rabiu Suleiman (engineering and technology) and Olubunmi Oyetunde.

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