President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr. Mele Kolo Kyari to replace Maikanti Baru as the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
This appointment is coming less than 24-hours after the President confirmed the reappointment of Ahmed Idris, as the Accountant General of the Federation.
The President also appointed alongside Kyari, seven new Chief Operating Officers to the corporation, according to a release by the NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu today.
The newly appointed COOs are Mr. Roland Onoriode Ewubare (South-south), COO Upstream; Engr. Mustapha Yinusa Yakubu (North-central), COO Refining & Petrochemicals; Engr. Yusuf Usman (North-east), COO, Gas & Power; Ms. Lawrencia Nwadiabuwa Ndupu (South-east), COO Ventures; Mr. Umar Isa Ajiya (North-west), Chief Financial Officer; Engr. Adeyemi Adetunji (South-west), COO, Downstream; and Mr. Farouk Garba Said (North-west), COO, Corporate Services.
Ughamadu noted that the new GMD and the others appointed would work alongside the existing officers in the same position until 7th of July 2019.
“President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the New GMD and the newly appointed COOs work with the current occupiers of the various offices till 7th July 2019 towards a smooth transition on 8th July 2019 when their appointments would take effect to ensure a smooth transition.
“However, the appointment of Mr. Farouk Garba Said (North West), who is replacing a retiring Chief Operating Officer, is effective from 28th June 2019,” Ughamadu said.
Until his new appointment, Kyari, a geologist, was Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division of NNPC and also doubled, since 13 May 2018, as Nigeria’s representative to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC.
Aisha Buhari Tweets Cryptic Message Condemning President Buhari’s Appointments
“So let us take it away from the fact that people are angry about appointment. We are saying people you are bringing in to work with you do not believe in your vision and your purpose and your plan.”
Aisha Buhari, first lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has lashed out yet again at her husband’s administration, this time over appointment of people into his cabinet.
She posted a video by @Ayourb, a staunch supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari who was calling out the President for appointing those who do not believe in his vision.
He said, “We are not talking about appointment, it’s about bringing on board people who do not believe in your agenda, it is different from just appointing anybody but if you have a change manager, that manager will work with a team of people who believe in the vision but when you sideline them and bring in people who fought violently against that agenda and you want them to help you drive your agenda, how will you achieve this?
“You cannot drive an agenda with people who don’t believe in that agenda…how will you achieve your purpose If you bring in people who fought against your agenda.”
“So let us take it away from the fact that people are angry about appointment. We are saying people you are bringing in to work with you do not believe in your vision and your purpose and your plan.”
Tweeting @aishambuhari, the first lady said, “You cannot drive an agenda with people who don’t believe in that agenda…how will you achieve your purpose if you bring in people who fought against your agenda.”
