National News Special Report
JUST IN: BUHARI APPOINTS KYARI AS NEW NNPC GMD
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Afnews Editor
Jun 20, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Mele Kolo Kyari
as the new GMD of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
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The President also appointed seven Chief Operating Officers
alongside Kyari. The newly appointed officers are to work with current
officeholders till July 7, 2019.
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This was disclosed in a statement signed on Thursday by the
NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs, Ndu Ughamadu.
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"President Buhari has directed that the New GMD and the
newly appointed COOs work with the current occupiers of the various offices
till 7th July 2019 towards a smooth transition on 8th July 2019 when their
appointments would take effect to ensure a smooth transition.
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"However, the appointment of Mr. Farouk Garba Said (North
West), who is replacing a retiring Chief Operating Officer, is effective from
28th June 2019,ÔÇØ the statement read in part.
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The newly appointed Chief Operating Officers are:
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Roland Onoriode Ewubare (S/South) - COO Upstream
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Mustapha Yinusa Yakubu (N/ Central) - COO Refining &
Petrochemicals
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Yusuf Usman (N/East) - COO, Gas & Power
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Lawrencia Nwadiabuwa Ndupu (S/East), COO Ventures
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Umar Isa Ajiya (N/West) - Chief Financial Officer
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Adeyemi Adetunji (S/West) - COO, Downstream and
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Farouk Garba Said (N/West) - COO, Corporate Services.
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The immediate ex-NNPC GMD, Maikanti Baru has congratulated
the newly appointed officers.
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Until his new appointment, Kyari, a geologist, was Group
General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division of NNPC and also doubled, since
May 13, 2018, as Nigeria's National Representative to the Organization of the
Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC.
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"He is a quintessential crude oil marketer with prerequisite
certification and outfield pedigree in Petroleum Economics and crude oil and
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"In the last 27 years he had traversed the entire value
chain of the Petroleum Industry, with exceptional records of performance.
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"Under his watch, the Crude Oil Marketing Division has
recorded noticeable transformation in the management and sales of the various
Nigeria's crude oil grades via an infusion of transparency and automation of
the processes,ÔÇØ Ughamadu said.
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Kyari would be the 19th GMD of the NNPC.
