According to new report,
president Buhari removed Ibe Kachikwu as group managing director of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) a statement by presidential spokesperson,
Femi Adesina, showed.
He however allowed him to
remain as minister of state for petroleum and will serve as chairman of the new
NNPC board.
President Muhammadu Buhari
has approved the composition of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC), as provided for under Section 1(2) of the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation Act of 1997, as amended.
The new NNPC GMD is
Maikanti Kacalla Baru, according to the presidency.
The new board is composed
of the following:
A. Chairman-Dr Emmanuel Ibe
Kachikwu, Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum;
B. Group Managing Director-
Dr Maikanti Kacalla Baru;
C. The Permanent Secretary
of the Federal Ministry of Finance; and
D. The following six
persons:
1. Mallam Abba Kyari
2. Dr Thomas M.A John
3. Dr Pius O. Akinyelure
4. Dr Tajuddeen Umar
5. Mallam Mohammed Lawal,
and
6. Mallam Yusuf Lawal.
President Buhari urges the
new board to ensure the successful delivery of the mandate of the NNPC, ” and
serve the nation by upholding the public trust placed on them in managing this
critical national asset.”
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