The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced new appointments and redeployments, as part of its resolve to strengthen and reposition the national oil company for greater efficiency, transparency and profitability in line with the ‘Next Level’ agenda of the Federal government.
Thus, the Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division (COMD), Mr. Adokiye Tombomieye, has been appointed the new Chief Operating Officer (COO), Upstream, while Mr. Mohammed Abdulkabir Ahmed, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Gas Marketing Company (NGMC), has been appointed the new Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Services, following the retirement of Engr. Farouk Garba Sa’id, last week.
According to a statement by the corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, the change witnessed the redeployment of Engr. Adeyemi Adetunji, the Chief Operating Officer, Upstream, to the Ventures & Business Development Directorate as COO, a position hitherto occupied by Mr. Roland Onoriode Ewubare, who voluntarily retired last week.
The top-level staff movement also affected Sir. Billy Okoye, who has been redeployed from the NNPC Downstream Company, NNPC Retail Limited, as Managing Director, to replace Tombomieye as the Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division; while Mrs. Elizabeth Aliyuda, the General Manager, Sales and Marketing of NNPC Retail Limited, takes over from Okoye as Managing Director.
Similarly, the Executive Director Asset Management and Technical Services at the NGMC, Mr. Usman Farouk, takes over from Ahmed as Managing Director.
Obateru also explained that President Buhari has accepted the resignation of Mr. Roland Ewubare, who was the immediate past Chief Operating Officer, Ventures and New Business Directorate of the National Oil Company while the retirement of the immediate past Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Services, Engr. Farouk Garba Said has also received the approval of the President. He said the President thanked both men for their services to the corporation.
The Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Mallam Mele Kyari, said the new appointments would enable the corporation live up to the expectation of its shareholders – Nigerians – and give impetus to the ongoing restructuring within the Corporation, which he said falls in line with the corporate vision of Transparency, Accountability & Performance Excellence (TAPE).