By Patrick Idowu
President Bola Tinubu has dismissed Mele Kyari as Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and appointed Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari as his replacement.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Tinubu also removed Ahmadu Musa Kida and all board members appointed in November 2023.
Adedapo Segun, who replaced Umaru Isa Ajiya as Chief Financial Officer last year, has been named to the new board.
The newly appointed non-executive directors representing Nigeria’s geopolitical zones include Bello Rabiu for the North West, Yusuf Usman for the North East, and Babs Omotowa, a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas, for the North Central.
Austin Avuru will serve as a non-executive director for the South-South, David Ige for the South West, and Henry Obih for the South East.
Mrs Lydia Shehu Jafiya, Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance, will represent the ministry on the board, while Aminu Said Ahmed will represent the Ministry of Petroleum Resources.
