Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced a major shakeup in anticipation of the implenmetation of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).

The Corporation, in a statement, said: “Other Chief Operating Officer positions in the Corporation have now been redesignated as Group Executive Directors (GEDs) in alignment with the rules of Company & Allied Matters Act (CAMA), preparatory to the new status of the Corporation as a Limited Liability Company, post-Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).

“The repositioning also saw the disengagement of Engr. Yusuf Usman, formerly Chief Operating Officer, Gas & Power.”

Speaking on the Development, Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Mallam Mele Kyari, said the new appointments would enable the Corporation live up to the expectations of Nigerians and achieve its vision of becoming a world-class energy company of choice.

The statement also announced a major Senior Management staff redeployment, returning its former Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Garba Deen Muhammad as it Group Public Affairs Division of the Corporation.

He held the position when Dr. Ibe Kachikwu was the Group Managing Director of the corporation.

He is to take over the position from Dr. Kennie Obateru, who made the disclosure in a statement.

Obateru said : “The new appointments include that of Mr. Garba Deen Muhammad, who will take over from Dr. Kennie Obateru as the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Corporation.”

He noted that in a bid to strengthen and reposition the towards attaining global excellence and profitability, the Management of the Corporation has announced the promotion and redeployment of some staff to fill key vacant positions.

The statement disclosed that Mr. Billy Okoye has been appointed the new Group Executive Director, Ventures & Business Development while Mrs. Aisha Ahmadu-Katagum has been promoted to the position of Group Executive Director, Corporate Services.

Until their new appointments, Mr. Okoye and Mrs. Ahmadu-Katagum were Group General Managers, Crude Oil Marketing Division (COMD) and Supply Chain Management Division in the Corporation, respectively.

Engr. Adeyemi Adetunji, formerly Chief Operating Officer, Business & Ventures Development, becomes the Group Executive Director, Downstream while Mr. Mohammed Abdulkabir Ahmed, formerly Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Services, becomes the Group Executive Director, Gas & Power.

naijadrivablog:
Will more southerners be employed in this shakeup

modath:
This thread will not dissolve into a tribal mudfight... No politician to align with or new appointment with ethnic coloration to fight over...

modath:
This thread will not dissolve into a tribal mudfight... No politician to align with or new appointment with ethnic coloration to fight over...

Mokason288:
The Shake up will only affect

99% Christians

Watch and see

Immanueladebol:
A major shake up to bring in more northerners..

Unlettered:
Hmmm

As my comrade stated,

Little vawulence is expected because the statement released didnt give the vultures what they re looking for. Be it the tribalists or the bigots. But i see certain goats in human skin like

And some wailers like

Who re destined to use their pile rather than brains to think. I pity the youth of this country and any leader who’ll try to govern them.

The truth of the matter is these people in the corperation are actually realising how much they have to deliver to the citizens by doing their job. But its actually late for some of these shakeups. But good development. Why the need to employ senior management officials when you already have staff who can fill up those positions in the first place. Give space for graduate intakes rather than appointing senior management level.