Bashir Ahmad Denies Being ‘Quietly Appointed’ As DPR Manager By President Buhari

Published: February 15, 2021

Bashir Ahmad, a personal assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on new media, has denied being ‘quietly appointed’ as manager of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR).

Peoples Gazzette had on Monday published a report that Ahmad was appointed “to supervise a powerful and lucrative division at the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) — a role that supersedes his work experience and area of expertise.”

The report said despite Ahmad retaining his presidency appointment, “he recently hustled his way in as the head of the newly-established National Production Monitoring System (NPMS) of DPR – Nigeria’s preeminent oil and gas sector regulator.

However, in a swift reaction on his Twitter page, Ahmad said the story is “100% false”, claiming he doesn’t even know where the DPR office is located.

“A friend sent me a link to a concocted story from an online news blog that the President has quietly appointed me as a manager of the DPR, a department of Ministry of Petroleum Resources, for those who want to know the truth, the story is 100% FALSE. I am not a staff of the DPR.”
“Calm down brother Gbenga, the story is 100% NOT true. To tell you the truth, I don’t even know where DPR office is, the only thing I know it is in Lagos. That’s all,” he said.

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A friend sent me a link to a concocted story from an online news blog that the President has quietly appointed me as a manager of the DPR, a department of Ministry of Petroleum Resources, for those who want to know the truth, the story is 100% FALSE. I am not a staff of the DPR.

— Bashir Ahmad, OON (@BashirAhmaad) February 15, 2021

Calm down brother Gbenga, the story is 100% NOT true. To tell you the truth, I don’t even know where DPR office is, the only thing I know it is in Lagos. That’s all. https://t.co/AwOWzJUfSs
— Bashir Ahmad, OON (@BashirAhmaad) February 15, 2021