Who dey in and who dey out as Tinubu sack NNPCL oga Mele Kyari
E replace di team wit Engineer Bashir Bayo Ojulari as group CEO and Ahmadu Musa Kida as non-executive chairman as dia appointment dey start immediately.
For statement wey di State House release on Wednesday, President Tinubu dey expect say di new board go increase NNPC share of crude oil refining output to 200,000 barrels by 2027 and 500,000 barrels by 2030.
E say di board restructuring bin dey important to ginger operational efficiency, restoreinvestor confidence, boost local content, drive economic growth and advance gas commercialisation and diversification.
Di oda members of di new board include: Adedapo Segun wey bin dey work as chief financial officer since November.
E also appoint non-executive directors wey go represent di kontri geopolitical zone. Dem include: Bello Rabiu for North West, Yusuf Usman for North East, Babs Omotowa for North Central, Austin Avuru for South-South, David Ige for South Wesr and Henry Obih for South East.
Oda members for di new board na di permanent secretary of di Federal Ministry of Finance, Mrs Lydia Shehu Jafiya wey go represent di ministry for di board and Aminu Said Ahmed wey go represent di Ministry of Petroleum Resources for di board.
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