₦airaland Forum

Why is the black man behaving like this?

Very unfortunate.

This is the worst period in the history of this Country.

Hmmmmm

rusher14:
Stop posting pictures as far back as 2012.

Exactly!

Presently, cows have eaten all the grass.

Herdsmen ti take over!

No squatting for this one

There is tension in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over the retirement and deployment of 30 officials, which was approved by the Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru.

There were fears that the corporation was losing good hands to mediocrity and subservience.

It was also alleged that the ongoing recruitment, if it follows a similar pattern, may be a cosmetic exercise calculated to ingratiate particular interests.

But NNPC said there was no cause for alarm because the shake-up and retirement were normal and followed due process.

The presidency has been called upon to reverse the postings to give a sense of belonging to all parts of the country.

A three-page document sighted by our correspondent, with a covering note and two attachments, each page signed at both ends of the paper with a red pen by Baru, details the postings of 19 top officials to new offices.

There have been concerns about the abrogation of due process and disregard for extant regulations in the administration of the NNPC, promotions, postings and responsibilities generating misgiving because they seem visibly skewed in favour of particular interests and tendencies.

It has been alleged, for instance, that certain individuals have rapidly ascended the positions of Manager, General Manager, Group General Manager and much more, in less than three years, most noticeably under the current dispensation in the organisation.

By the new postings, Anas Mustapha Mohammed, General Manager (Cover) Operations, West African Pipelines Company, WAPCO, becomes substantive General Manager, Operations, WAPCO; Usman Faruk, Manager, Asset Management, Nigerian Gas Management Company, NGMC, assumes office as Executive Director, Asset Management, NGMC; while Ali Mohammed Sarki, Manager Exploration, Chad Basin, is promoted General Manager, Chad Basin FES. All three postings are to take effect from May 6, 2019.

Osarolube Ezekiel, who was until recently General Manager/Technical Assistant (Refining) to the GMD, becomes Managing Director, MD, Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company, KRPC. Ihya, Aaondover Mson, Manager Rehabilitation, KRPC, takes over from Osarolube Ezekiel in the office of the GMD in the same portfolio. This swap is with effect from May 13.

Isah Abubakar Lapai, Executive Director, Services, Nigerian Petroleum Development Company Ltd, NPDC, moves over to Group General Manager, GGM, NNPC Leadership Academy; Umar Hamza Ado, Manager, Human Resources, Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company, becomes Executive Director, Services, NPDC. Garba Adamu Kaita, MD NIKORMA Transport Services Ltd, a subsidiary of NNPC, becomes GM, Human Resources and Administrative Services, Duke Oil. All three postings take effect between May 14 and May 19.

Under the new postings, Manager, Human Resources (Pension), Ossai Uche, becomes GM Support Services, Nigerian Gas Company, NGC, with effect from May 30. Usman Umar, Manager Technical Services, Renewable Energy Division, RED, moves up as Executive Director, Operations, KRPC, effective June 6, 2019; Ehizoje Ighodaro, Manager, OML 26/30 NPDC, assumes duties as GM (Upstream) and Technical Assistant, TA, to the GMD, beginning from June 14, 2019. Ahmed Mohammed Abdulkadir who functioned as GM (Downstream) and Technical Assistant to the GMD transits to Managing Director, Nigerian Gas and Marketing Company, NGMC, Gas and Power, beginning from June 16, 2019.

Lere Isa Aliyu, Manager, Direct Sales Direct Purchase, DSDP Crude Oil Marketing Division, COMD, becomes GM/TA Downstream Office of the GMD as from June 16. Richard-Obioha Mayrose Nkemegina, Manager Power Contract and Management, becomes General Manager, New Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG Ventures of the LNG Investments Management Services, LIMS with effect from July 3, the same day Dikko Ahmed, General Manager, New LNG Ventures, LIMS, becomes General Manager, NLNG, LIMS.

Ibrahim Sarafa Ayobami, Manager Projects, National Engineering and Technical Company Ltd, NETCO, becomes Executive Director, NPDC on July 16, 2019; Usman Yusuf, Group General Manager/Senior Technical Assistant to the GMD becomes Managing Director, NPDC; Sambo Mansur Sadiq, General Manager, Crude Oil Stock Management, swaps positions with Usman Yusuf, becoming GGM/STA to the GMD. Boggu Louis Tizhe, Manager, Pricing and Valuation, Crude Oil Marketing Division, COMD, becomes General Manager, COMD. All postings take effect on July 17.

Drawing a parallel with the civil service, a top level source within the NNPC faulted the shake-up.

The top source expressed worries about why such senior level postings were “hastily” announced in the twilight of the life span of the present administration, when the government is in transition, with some of the postings scheduled to take effect a month from now, even two months from now.

The source added: “If these postings and appointments were not premeditated, why the haste in appointing people in May into positions they will not be occupying earlier than two months from now? Are they going on any special training or courses to prepare them for their new responsibilities? Aren’t we all under the over-arching umbrella of the NNPC?

“There are also concerns about the deepening of the socio-political gulf in the country, as evidenced by the recent NNPC postings.

“Please take a good look at this list of just 19 postings. Yes, it may be termed internal staff deployment. But out of the 19 movements and promotions in certain instances, 13 of them are from the North. Symbolically, there are three names from the South-South, two from the South-East and one from the South-West. What manner of posting is this? Where is federal character? Where is justice, equity and fairness? Are we all constituents of this same country? You share 19 positions and 13 are appropriated to one part of the country and you tell us all is well?”

The source said the postings might be a pointer to how the ongoing recruitment by NNPC might be skewed to favour some groups.

The source added: “Maybe we should just assume that the recent advertisements for applications into Customs, Prisons and Fire Services might as well follow the same pattern. It is becoming very clear that some animals are more equal than the others in the present political dispensation.”

He expressed the hope that The Presidency will take prompt, decisive and appropriate steps to redress the imbalances in the recent NNPC staff deployment and by extension, revisit similar developments in all state-owned institutions and organisations, to engender fairness and fairplay.

Meanwhile, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday described the staff movement as “ normal replacement and backfill exercise” to bridge the gap occasioned by impending retirement of some management staff of the corporation, among others.

NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, in a statement in Abuja, explained that the exercise involved statutory retirement of 11 of its senior management staff as well as redeployment of 19 others.

He said such replacements were always effected before the final exit of the concerned staff.

Ughamadu said in all 30 senior staff were affected by both the statutory retirements and redeployment.

He listed staff on statutory retirement between 1st May and 31 July to include: General Manager, Chad Basin, Aniya Francis Umaru, who is from the North-Eastern part of the country and retired on May 6th, 2019; Adewale Solomon Ladenegan, Managing Director, KRPC, who hails from the South-West and retired on May 13th, 2019 and Musa Sulyman Gimba, who is the Group General Manager, NNPC Leadership Academy, who also is from the North-East and retired on May 14th, 2019.

Others include: Umma Ayuba Musa, who is the General Manager, HR & Admin Services, Duke Oil, from North-West and retired on May 19th, 2019; Emmanuel–Ate Mariagoretti Ndidi, General Manager, Support Services, NGC, from the South-South who will retire on May 30th, 2019; Tsavnande Thaddeaus Atighir, Executive Director, Operations, from North-Central; Okor Ovieghara, General Manager, Upstream/TA to GMD, who hails from the South-South; Barau Mohammed Kabir, Managing Director, NGMC, who is from the North-West; Dawaki Salihi Abubakar, the General Manager NLNG, LIMS, from the North-West; Ibrahim Aminu Bagudu, the Executive Director, ETSD, NPDC, who is from the North-West and Yusuf Shimingah Matashi, the Managing Director, NPDC, who hails from the North-West retires on 17th July, 2019.

The 19 redeployed staff are Anas Mustapha Mohammed, Usman Faruk, Ali Muhammed Sarki, Osarolube Ezekiel, Ihya Aondoaver Mson, Isah Abubakar Lapal, Umar Hamza Ado, Garba Adamu Kaita, Ossai Uche, Usman Umar, Ehizoje Tunde Ighodaro, Ahmed Mohammed Abdulkabir and Lere Isa Aliyu.

Others are: Richard-Obioha Maryrose Nkemegina, Dikko Ahmed, Ibrahim Sarafa Ayobami, Usman Yusuf, Sambo Mansur Sadiq and Buggu Louis Tizhe.

The NNPC spokesman said it was usual for the corporation to obtain approval on replacements of retiring staff ahead of schedule.

He said this was the case with the recent exercise that takes effect as at when the retiring staff departs at various times within the period.

Ughamadu said the exercise was effected to ensure uninterrupted operations of the corporation in achieving its mandate.

He said extant corporate guidelines were strictly followed in the process.

Ughamadu advised members of the public to disregard the insinuation that some staff of the corporation were relieved of their duties.

He said the deployments were expected and aimed at sustaining the system.

The NNPC spokesperson urged staff of the Corporation not to be distracted with the report.

https://thenationonlineng.net/tension-in-nnpc-over-postings-fresh-recruitment/

hotwater1:
I love this...very good for the southners. More of this pls...south shud keep backbiting and stabbing each other on their backs... Aboki no get sense but e dey control una. Aboki no fit speak English but na them dey give orders for we country. Aboki no sabi book but e gather plenty oil blocs for we naija delta.


Power to the Abokis!
Una too much!

Simple Truth

Jeeeezzzzz!!!!!

Madnessssss!!!!

2-2

Wow!



These guys are good

Amos Tauna

Unknown gunmen on Saturday attacked a popular tourist resort in Kajuru Local Government Area, Kaduna State, killing two and abducting three others.

A statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Kaduna State Command, DSP Yakubu Abubakar Sabo, made available to newsmen on Saturday said, “On 20/04/19 at about 0020hrs, we received an information through DPO Kajuru that at about 2340hrs, some suspected Kidnappers armed with dangerous weapons gained entry into a recreational resort called Kajuru Castle in Kajuru Local Government Area shooting sporadically and in the process shot dead two persons including an expatriate lady and took away three others.

“Patrol Teams led by the DPO rushed to the scene evacuated the victims to St. Gerald Hospital.”

The statement said that investigation later revealed that the victims along with twelve others came from Lagos on tourism after which they organized a party at the Castle located at the Hill Top when the incident happened.

“Normally, whenever such social events would happen, the organisers used to inform the Police for security coverage, but the party was done without the knowledge of the Police in the area as traditionally done.

“However, intensive efforts are being made by the Command to rescue the kidnapped persons, apprehended the fleeing culprits and bring them to justice,” it explained.

It said that the Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmad Abdur-Rahman, appealed to members of the public to assist the police with relevant information that would help in the arrest of the perpetrators of these heinous acts.

https://dailypost.ng/2019/04/20/two-killed-3-abducted-gunmen-ambush-tourists-kaduna/amp/

Albinism

This report makes it appear passengers can buy tickets a couple of hours before the trip.

I travelled by rail last Saturday from Idu to Rigasa with the 2:20pm trip.

I arrived at the station at 10am and met passengers who had arrived earlier, about 8am and just sat on the floor outside for the 2:20pm trip.
Tickets were refused to be sold for the 2:20pm trip until about 12:30pm after much pressure was put on them by people present and huge crowd started building up.

After about 15 persons were granted entry into the building to buy tickets, the next thing that was announced was that 1st class seats were finished. This almost caused a huge problem at the station as many knew the 'Naija factor' had come into play.

The boarding hall had only a few seats. No air conditioning system in place, and it was so stuffy.

Seems the structures that were in place prior to commissioning of these stations have remained the same with no improvement.

Why are tickets not sold online, at least a day or two earlier?

Obviuosly, more coaches are needed to provide effective rail service.
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Naughtysite:
I am just imagining how people are being kidnapped in a road where the minimum speed one can do is 100km/hr even 120km/hr because of how long and vast that road is.

What is the modus operandi of these dare devils ?

They place boulders on the roads and spray the oncoming vehicle.

Mr chairman! What will benefit this Country right now is knowing how much is being stolen at the moment and the perpetrators.

After 4 years! Still no evidence of fight against corruption.

Congrats Gov.

Well, just a week more.

We in KD know how E be!

Kingsley1000:
akpabio is the next Senate president

...in his family compound.








He should go n sleep. Ibomites have rejected him!

A few almajiris loitering the road was what caused traffic?

Dem don come again!

It's obvious to even a FOOL that these were senselessly rigged results.

franchasng:
I have a classified video of how APC rigged northern elections in Katsina, Kano, etc.

Please how do I upload them here

This is heartbreaking!

OMG!!! Northerners didn't vote for Buhari oh, oh my

Buhari did not win oh, Atiku won this election, please how can I upload the videos

I am crying for Nigeria's future, jeez!!!

Atiku should never concede, he should go to international court! Northerners are not even happy. It was a northern friend from Yobe that sent me the video when I indirectly attacked him that they voted Buhari despite his failures, he said they didn't vote Buhari, that most northerners are not happy with Buhari and his cousins that blocked road for others. Mhen, this is damn and we are here castigating the whole north when they didn't even vote for Buhari, jeez

They were just manufacturing votes, Nairalanders you need to watch these videos and see that Northerners we are condemning didn't vote for Buhari oh, APC rigged the election in collaboration with INEC.

They didn't use card reader, they were just mass printing thumbs and inserting into ballot boxes, jeez!

These guys are heartless.

How can I upload these videos here for all to see pls

Upload in youtube

georgebruno1984:
ElRufai is gonna make southern Kaduna a terror hotspot to prevent elections there on March 9th. It's a systematic plan. That part of Kaduna is a PDP stronghold. Nonchalance towards what's happening there is exactly what these people want. The actions of d APC rigging machinery nationwide shouldn't make us loose sense of our humanity. God save our country.

Really sad bro!

Also got 1st hand reports of the carnage - amputated women, burnt elderly people, quite sad.

Apparently another 4 years of freehand for terrorists in these places!

middlebelter:
We should learn to look at issues dispassionately. We are youth and if we truly desire a better tomorrow, we should welcome criticism that are capable of improving our system.

Bro, you'll just shrug when you analyse the mindset of some of the youth here.

I haven't seen any ardent supporter of this present government give any cogent reason why the government should remain.

The world can see the level of desperation in a group of people that had 4 years to improve life standard of the average Nigerian, but failed woefully.

Congrats to a vocal senator

Good. As expected.

jayfolarin:
Ofcourse, if atiku is eventually declared winner, he should peacefully step down and hand over. My fear is the unrest the PDP is brewing that may eventually blow up if Buhari is declared winner

If there is anything to go by now, it's that both outcomes are possible and while APC is urging restraint, PDP is firing from all cylinders.

This smells bad, this feels bad, this tastes bad. When fighter jets start flying above cities and dropping bombs, it might be too late then.

Think!

It's simple. The will of the people should be respected!

More

Bauchi

Results

ariketalks:
Pray tell, what are they? Togolese? Jamaicans? Hausas? Or Igbos? I wonder how some people think, if at all. No offense. You want to outnumber Yorubas in their own home? Lagos may be multicultural but doesn't take away the fact that it is predominantly Yoruba. Besides many non-indigenes travelled home to vote so what exactly are you talking about?

A lot of people we have here just love disunity and that has been a tool used by this APC.
You can see the response of one of the dull zombies up there. Many of the online miscreants are actually given undue attention.

The SouthWest have performed in a manner which educated, informed people do.
This is what should be emulated for this Country to move forward.