President Muhammadu Buhari, who is also the Minister of Petroleum Resources, has directed the incorporation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited with Senator Ifeanyi Ararume as Chairman.
This is even as he approved the appointment of the Board and Management of the company, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, announced via a statement on Sunday
The directive is in consonance with Section 53(1) of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021, which mandates him to require the incorporation of NNPC Limited within six months, in consultation with the Minister of Finance on the nominal shares of the Company.
The Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mr Mele Kolo Kyari, has, therefore, been directed to take necessary steps to ensure that the incorporation of the NNPC Limited is consistent with the provisions of the PIA 2021.
Also, by the power vested in him under Section 59(2) of the PIA 2021, President Buhari has approved the appointment of the Board and Management of the NNPC Limited, with effect from the date of incorporation of the Company.
Chairman of the Board is Senator Ifeanyi Ararume, while Mele Kolo Kyari and Umar I. Ajiya are Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer, respectively.
Other Board Members are; Dr Tajudeen Umar (North East), Mrs Lami O. Ahmed (North Central), Mallam Mohammed Lawal (North West), Senator Margaret Chuba Okadigbo (South East), Barrister Constance Harry Marshal (South South), and Chief Pius Akinyelure (South West).
