President Bola Tinubu has lastly sworn within the newly appointed board and administration crew of the Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted (NNPCL), greater than a month after their names have been introduced.
At a short ceremony on Thursday afternoon, Could 22, contained in the Aso Rock Villa, Tinubu administered the oath of workplace to Ahmadu Kida, the brand new Non-Government Chairman, and Bashir Ojulari, the Group Chief Government Officer.
Their appointments, together with different board members, have been first made public on April 2, 2025, however the swearing-in solely occurred on Could 22.
Shortly after the ceremony, Tinubu left for the All Progressives Congress Nationwide Summit, held on the State Home Banquet Corridor.
The brand new 11-member NNPCL board attracts representatives from throughout Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.
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They embody Adedapo Segun and Bello Rabiu from the North West, Yusuf Usman from the North East, and Babs Omotowa, a former Managing Director of Nigeria LNG, from the North Central.
Austin Avuru, a widely known identify in Nigeria’s vitality sector, represents the South-South. David Ige and Henry Obih will symbolize the South-West and South-East, respectively.
The board additionally contains Lydia Jafiya, Everlasting Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance, who will function the ministry’s consultant, and Aminu Ahmed, who represents the Ministry of Petroleum Assets.
Thursday’s ceremony was witnessed by key authorities figures, together with the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economic system, Wale Edun; the Minister of Info and Nationwide Orientation, Mohammed Idris; and the Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri.
