Tinubu Sacks Margery Okadigbo As NNPCL Chair, Replaces Her With Pius Akinyelure

By Gideon Njoku

President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Board of the Nigerian National  Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL.

The Board sacked by Mr President, was constituted by former President Muhammadu Buhari. It headed by Margery Okadigbo, a Lawyer, and wife of late former Senate President, Dr. Chuba Okadigbo.

In place of Mrs Okadigbo, President Tinubu appointed Chief Pius Akinyelure as NNPCL’s Non-Executive Chairman. He, also, appointed other members of the Board, but retained Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari as the Group Chief Executive Officer.

The new  appointments take effect from December 1, 2023.

This was announced in a statement  by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Strategy, Ajuri Ngelale, issued on Friday. It reads:

“PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS NNPC BOARD  AND MANAGEMENT TEAM

“In compliance with Section 59 (2) of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new Board and Management team for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) with effect from December 1, 2023:

(1) Chief Pius Akinyelure — Non-Executive Board Chairman

(2) Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari — Group Chief Executive Officer

(3) Alhaji Umar Isa Ajiya — Chief Financial Officer

(4) Mr. Ledum Mitee — Non-Executive Director

(5) Mr. Musa Tumsa — Non-Executive Director

(6) Mr. Ghali Muhammad — Non-Executive Director

(7) Prof. Mustapha Aliyu — Non-Executive Director

(8) Mr. David Ogbodo — Non-Executive Director

(9) Ms. Eunice Thomas — Non-Executive Director

Furthermore, President

“Tinubu approved the appointment of two Permanent Secretaries:

(10) Mr. Okokon Ekanem Udo — Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance

(11) Amb. Gabriel Aduda — Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources

“President Tinubu anticipates the fullest measure of compliance with the performance-driven and results-oriented mandate of his Renewed Hope administration in the implementation of energy policy that will monetize all available oil and gas resources of today while paving the way for the total exploitation of new and cleaner energy sources of tomorrow by this distinguished team.”