The Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation, NNPC, has revealed the reason behind the removal of its Group
Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The corporation, in a statement
on Thursday by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs, Ndu Ughamadu,
Mr. Ndu Ughamadu issued in Abuja, explained that Baru is due for statutory
retirement on July 7, 2019 on the ground of attainment of 60 years retirement
age.
NNPC further explained that Kyari
doubled, since 13th May, 2018, as Nigeria’s National Representative to the
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). It said Kyari would
be bringing to his new appointment more than 27 years of experience in the
various value chains of the Petroleum Industry.
According to Ughamadu, Roland
Onoriode Ewubare who hails from the South-South region of the Country and is
appointed Chief Operating Officer, Upstream, was until his new appointment
Group General Manager, National Petroleum Investments and Management Services,
a Corporate Services (NAPIMS) unit of the corporation headquartered in Lagos.
Before his NAPIMS’ appointment, he was Managing Director of the Integrated Data
Services Limited (IDSL), a seismic data acquisition company of NNPC based in
Benin.
The statement explained that
Engr. Mustapha Yinusa Yakubu hails from North Central region of the Country and
is newly appointed as Chief Operating Officer, Refining and Petrochemicals.
Until his new appointment, he was the Managing Director of National Engineering
and Technical Company Limited (NETCO).
Continuing, NNPC said that,
“Engr. Yusuf Usman hails from North East and is Chief Operating Officer, Gas
and Power. Until his new appointment, Engr. Usman was Senior Technical
Assistant to the Group Managing Director of the corporation.
“Ms. Lawrencia Nwadiabuwa Ndupu,
from South East, is newly appointed as Chief Operating Officer, Ventures. She,
until her new appointment was the Group General Manager, NNPC Oil Field
Services, established to provide technical services to players in the Industry.
“Mr. Umar Isa Ajiya, from North
West region of the Country who holds the new position of Chief Financial
Officer, was until his recent appointment, the Managing Director of Petroleum
Products Marketing Company (PPMC) of NNPC, a Downstream arm of the corporation.
Prior to holding the position as the Managing Director of PPMC, he was the
corporation’s Group General Manager Corporate Planning and Strategy (CP&S).
“Engr. Adeyemi Adetunji, who is
from the South West region of the Country, holding the new appointment of Chief
Operating Officer, Downstream, was until his new appointment the Managing
Director of NNPC Retail Limited, a Downstream Marketing Company of NNPC. Prior
to his position as the MD of the Downstream Marketing Company, he was General
Manager, Transformation Department, a Think-thank unit of the corporation.
“Mr. Farouk Garba Said who hails
from North West and holds the new position of Chief Operating Officer,
Corporate Services, was Group General Manager, Engineering and Technology
Division of NNPC. Mr. Said would be taking over from the present occupier of
the office who retires statutorily on 28th June, 2019.”
“The new appointees have been
directed to work with the current occupiers of the various offices by President
Buhari till 7th July, 2019 to ensure a smooth transition on 8th July 2019 when
their appointments would take effect.”
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