Meet The Incoming Management Of The NNPC, As Approved By Mr. President, With Mele Kyari As Managing Director.

President Buhari with the incumbent and incoming MD's of NNPC.

The president, Muhammadu Buhari, earlier this morning approved the change of leadership at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC with the appointment of a new Managing Director in the person of Mele Kyari and his team which will resume on the 7^th of July 2019.

Those appointed alongside the new MD are:

1. Mr. Roland Onoriode Ewubare (South-South) – Chief Operating Officer, Upstream;   

2. Engineer Mustapha Yinusa Yakubu (North-Central) – Chief Operating Officer, Refining and Petrochemicals; 

3. Engineer Yusuf Usman (North-East) – Chief Operating Officer, Gas and Power;

4. Ms. Lawrencia Nwadiabuwa Ndupu (South-East) – Chief Operating Officer, Ventures;

5. Mr. Umar Isa Ajiya (North-West) – Chief Financial Officer; 

6. Engineer Adeyemi Adetunji (South-West) - Chief Operating Officer, Downstream; and

7. Mr. Farouk Garba Said (North-West) – Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Services (with effect from 28th June, 2019);

The President also directed that the new appointees work with the current occupants of the various positions between now and 7th July, 2019 towards a smooth transition on 8th July, 2019.