Tinubu Appoints Akinyelure As Chairman of NNPCL; Re-appoints Kyari GCEO; Names Other Board, Management Team
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Chief Pius Akinyelure as the non-Executive Board of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
A statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale also confirmed that the President in compliance with Section 59 (2) of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021, has also re-appointed Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari, as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Apart from the appointment of Chief Akinyelure and Kyari, the President has also approved the appointment of the following: Alhaji Umar Isa Ajiya, Chief Financial Officer;
Mr. Ledum Mitee, Non-Executive Director;
Mr. Musa Tumsa, Non-Executive Director; Mr. Ghali Muhammad, Non-Executive Director; Prof. Mustapha Aliyu, Non-Executive Director; Mr. David Ogbodo, Non-Executive Director; and Ms. Eunice Thomas, Non-Executive Director.
Furthermore, President Tinubu also approved the appointment of two Permanent Secretaries.
They are: Mr. Okokon Ekanem Udo, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance; and Amb. Gabriel Aduda, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources.
