FG Retires 38 NNPC Management Staff.

Thirty eight top management staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) were, on Tuesday, retired by the Federal Government.

The action reduced the number of top management positions at the corporation from 122 to 83.

Also in line with the aspiration to reposition the corporation, 12 personnel were recruited from the private sector into the top management cadre to jumpstart a new business outlook.

Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the corporation, Ohi Alegbe, confirmed the developments.He, however, did not disclose the names of the 12 new personnel.

Alegbe disclosed that the management also appointed four new Group Executive Directors to man the four new directorates that were recently approved by the Presidency.

He said the new Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr. Emmanuel Kachikwu, disclosed that the new appointments were in line with the Federal Government’s aspiration to transform the corporation into a lean, efficient, business-focused, transparent and accountable national oil company in keeping with international best practices.

According to Alegbe, a new Company Secretary/Legal Adviser and Managing Directors were equally appointed for the strategic business units and they are Chidi Momah (Group General Manager, Company Secretary and Legal Adviser), Mrs. Esther Nnamdi Ogbue (Managing Director, Pipelines and Products Marketing Company), Mr Chinedu Ezeribe (Managing Director, Warri Refinning and Petrochemicals Company) and Mr. Babatunde Bakare (Managing Director, Nigerian Gas Company.)

Others are Mr. Inuwa Ibrahim Waya (Managing Director, Hyson), Mr. Abubakar Mai-Bornu (Managing Director, Nigerian Petroleum Development Company) and Mr. Ladipo Fagbola (Managing Director, NNPC Retail.)

The rest are Mr. Rowland Ewubare (Managing Director, Integrated Data Services Ltd), Mr. Modupe Bammeke (Managing Director, NNPC Properties), Mr. Abdulkadir Saidu (Managing Director, Duke Oil) and Mr. Dafe Sejebor (Group General Manager, Nigerian Petroleum Investment Management Services).(Tribune)