Wednesday, April 2, 2025 - President Bola Tinubu has sacked the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) including its Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari and board chairman Pius Akinyelure.
The decision, effective April 2, 2025, was announced in a
statement by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, the President hinged his
decision on the need for enhanced operational efficiency, restored investor
confidence, and a more commercially viable NNPC as the driving forces behind
the decision.
Invoking his powers under Section 59(2) of the Petroleum
Industry Act (PIA) 2021, the President reconstituted the board with new
leadership aimed at repositioning NNPC Limited for greater productivity and
alignment with global best practices.
Kyari was first appointed NNPC chief by former President
Muhammadu Buhari but was reappointed in 2023 by President Tinubu.
As part of the overhaul, Bayo Ojulari takes over from Kyari
as the new group CEO, while Ahmadu Musa Kida has been appointed as NNPC’s new
non-executive chairman, replacing Pius Akinyelure. Also, Adedapo Segun has been
confirmed as the company’s chief financial officer (CFO).
In line with the PIA, the president also appointed six
non-executive directors from each geopolitical zone.
They include Bello Rabiu representing the north-west, Yusuf Usman from the
north-east, and Babs Omotowa, a former managing director of the Nigerian
Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), for the north-central.
Others are Austin Avuru for the south-south, David Ige for the south-west,
and Henry Obih for the south-east.
Meanwhile, Lydia Shehu Jafiya, the permanent secretary of the federal
ministry of finance, and Aminu Said Ahmed of the ministry of petroleum
resources will represent their respective ministries on the new board.
“This restructuring is aimed at
repositioning NNPC Limited for greater productivity and efficiency in line with
global best practices. We are taking bold steps to transform the company into a
more commercially driven and transparent entity.
The changes take effect
immediately, and the new board has been handed a strategic action plan, which
includes a “review of NNPC-operated and Joint Venture Assets to ensure
alignment with value maximisation objectives”.the statement in part read
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