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| Dr Maikanti Kacalla Baru |
President Muhammadu
Buhari has appointed Maikanti Kacalla Baru as the new managing director of the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Media
report continues:
Femi
Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, confirmed
this in a statement.
Baru
replaces Ibe Kachikwu, who was appointed in August, and retained the position
two months later when he was appointed minister of state for petroleum.
The
statement said the board of the corporation, which was dissolved last year, had
been reconstituted.
Below
is the composition of the new board: Ibe Kachikwu,
chairman; Maikanti Kacalla Baru, group managing director; permanent
secretary of the ministry of finance.
Abba
Kyari, Thomas John, Pius Akinyelure, Tajuddeen
Umar, Mohammed Lawal, and Yusuf Lawal are members.
Back
in October, TheCable reported that Karu, who was then the group executive
director (GED) for exploration, was being tipped for the job.
Karu
hails from Bauchi state.
See full statement below:
PRESIDENT
BUHARI APPROVES NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR NNPC
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 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.”
FEMI ADESINAThe 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.”
Special Adviser
(Media and Publicity)
July 4, 2016
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