Boss Mustapha,
secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), says President Muhammadu
Buhari has suspended the inauguration of the newly constituted board of the
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC).
In a statement
on Tuesday, Mustapha said the government will announce a new date soon.
The federal
government had fixed Wednesday, November 24, as the inauguration date.
“President
Muhammadu Buhari has directed the immediate suspension of the inauguration of
the newly constituted Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited
scheduled for Wednesday, November 24, 2021, until further notice,” the statement
reads.
“A new date
for the inauguration of the board will be announced in due course. “We deeply
regret inconveniences caused to members by this suspension, please.”
In September,
Buhari appointed the new board members of the NNPC and set a two-year timeline
for the incorporation of NNPC Limited.
Ifeanyi
Ararume was appointed as chairman of the board while Mele Kolo Kyari and Umar
I. Ajiya will serve as chief executive officer and chief financial officer,
respectively.
Other board
members are Tajudeen Umar (north-east), Lami O. Ahmed (north-central), Mohammed
Lawal (north-west), Margaret Chuba Okadigbo (south-east), Constance Harry
Marshal (south-south), and Pius Akinyelure (south-west).
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