FORMER NNPC MD- AUSTEN ONIWON |
The
Federal Government on Tuesday night fired the entire executive
management team of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation led by
the Group Managing Director, Mr. Austen Oniwon.This was contained in a tweet by presidential spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati.
See full press release from the presidency on the new appointments below.
PRESIDENT JONATHAN APPROVES RE-COMPOSITION OF NNPC MANAGEMENT TEAM
1. Engr. Andrew Yakubu - Group Managing Director
2. Mr. Bernard O.N. Otti - Group Executive Director (Finance and Accounts)
3. Engr. Abiye Membere - Group Executive Director (Exploration and Production)
4. Dr. Peter S. Nmadu - Group Executive Director (Corporate Services)
5. Engr. Anthony Ogbuigwe - Group Executive Director (Refineries & Petrochemicals)
6. Dr. Attahir B. Yusuf - Group Executive Director (Commercial & Investments)
7. Dr. David Ige - Group Executive Director (Gas & Power)
The incoming Group Managing Director, Engr. Andrew Yakubu graduated
from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1979 with a degree in
Chemical Engineering. He joined the NNPC in 1980. Positions he has held
in the corporation include Managing Director of the Warri Refining and
Petrochemicals Company and Group Executive Director (Exploration and
Production). Engr. Yakubu is an indigene of Kaduna State and a Fellow of
the Nigerian Society of Engineers.
President Jonathan has also approved
the appointment of Engr. Victor Briggs as the new Managing Director of
the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC).
The incumbent Group
Managing Director, Engr. Austen Oniwon, and Mr. Michael Arokodare
(outgoing Group Executive Director (Finance and Accounts), Mr. Philip
Chukwu, outgoing Group Executive Director (Refineries &
Petrochemicals), and Engr. Billy Agha, outgoing Group Executive Director
(Engineering & Technology) are to proceed on retirement.
President
Jonathan commends the outgoing directors for their service to the nation
and urges the new management team to be fully committed to rapidly
implementing the critical interventions needed to positively transform
Nigeria’s petroleum industry.
Reuben Abati
Special Adviser to the President
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