The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the passing of its former Group Managing Director, Dr. Joseph Thlama Dawha, who reportedly died in the course of a brief illness.
The corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, conveyed the news of Dawha’s death in a statement in Abuja on Monday.
He said: “The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) regrets to announce the demise of its former Group Managing Director (GMD), Dr. Joseph Thlama Dawha.”
The statement further said the NNPC Group Managing Director, Mallam Mele Kyari, expressed shock over the sudden death of Dr. Dawha who was the 16th Group Managing Director of the corporation.
Mallam Kyari said that NNPC family gravely mourned the death of the former GMD, who he noted, provided astute leadership and made immense contributions to the progress of the corporation.
He described Dawha’s death as a great loss not only to the NNPC, but also Nigeria as a whole.
Dawha was GMD of the NNPC from August 2014 to August, 2015.