Thursday, August 6, 2015

Federal government sacks Nnpc Executive Directors

The federal government on Wednesday sacked all the eight group government administrators of the Nigerian National petroleum Corporation.

It commenced a massive reorganization within the corporation on Tuesday after announcing a brand new group Managing Director for the firm.


The sacking of the eight government administrators was confirmed by the group general manager, Group Public Affairs Division, NNPC, Mr. Ohi Alegbe, on Wednesday in Abuja. Alegbe, during a statement, said, “The Federal Government has approved the retirement of all eight Group government administrators of the NNPC with immediate effect.


“The affected GEDs are Mr. bernard Otti, GED Finance and Accounts; Dr. Timothy Okon, Acting GED Exploration and Production who conjointly doubles as Coordinator corporate planning & Strategy; Engr. Adebayo Ibirogba, Engineering and Technology; Dr. David Ige, Gas and Power; Ms. Aisha Abdurrahman, Commercial and Investment; Dr. Dan Efebo, Corporate Services; Mr. Ian Udoh, Refining & Petrochemicals; and Dr. Attahiru Yusuf, Business Development.”


The statement noted that the new GMD of the NNPC, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, in person sent the Federal Government’s call to the GEDs. He expressed gratitude to them for their services to the corporation and wished them success in their future endeavours.


The corporation, however, didn't name their replacements, however our correspondent gathered that four new directorates may be created by the government, whereas some names were already confined down by President Muhammadu Buhari.


Sources at the corporation expressed that the new offices include board of directors of refining and Engineering, board of directors of Exploration and Production, board of directors of commercial and Investment, and board of directors of Finance.

The restructuring at the NNPC and therefore the sacking of its entire GEDs happened barely twenty four hours when the President appointed Kachikwu because the oil firm’s GMD.


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