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Tinubu Names Akinyelure As NNPC Chairman, Kyari Reappointed CEO

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the board and management team of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited.

Tinubu retained Mele Kyari as the Group Chief Executive Officer and appointed Pius Akinyelure as the Non-Executive Board Chairman.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, revealed this in a statement he signed Monday titled: ‘President Tinubu appoints NNPC board and management team.’

The board members include Umar Ajiya as Chief Financial Officer; Ledum Mitee, Musa Tumsa, and Ghali Muhammad as non-executive directors

Other non-executive directors are Prof. Mustapha Aliyu, David Ogbodo, and Ms. Eunice Thomas.

President Tinubu approved the appointment of Mr. Okokon Udo as the Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Finance and Gabriel Aduda as the Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources.

President Tinubu said he “anticipates the fullest measure of compliance with the performance-driven and results-oriented mandate of his Renewed Hope Agenda.”

He tasked all appointees with the responsibility of executing energy policies aimed at monetizing Nigeria’s entire oil and gas resources while fostering the transition to new and cleaner energy sources in the future.

Kanyi Daily recalls that Bola Tinubu had given his approval for the appointment of the Chairman and members of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), pending confirmation by the Nigerian Senate.

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