Buhari moves against NNPC

In from Ali Smart…

President Muhammadu Buhari has dissolved the Joseph Dawha-led Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

The announcement was made in a statement by the Director Communications, Office of Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Alhaji Haruna Imrana, on behalf of the HoS, Mr. Danladi Kifasi.

The statement reads in part, “The directive to that effect was conveyed in a letter signed today (Friday) June 26, 2015 by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Danladi Kifasi.

“The President thanked members of the dissolved board for their services to the nation,” he said.

The decision to sack the board, analysts argued, was bound to happen but for the weeks of dithering by President Buhari.

The outgoing board was in the instance of former President Goodluck Jonathan who approved the constitution of board of directors in July 16th 2012.

Barring any unforeseen circumstance, Ripples gathered that a former Group General Manager of NAPIMS, a subsidiary of NNPC, Dr MK Baru may be announced as new GMD to take over from Dawha.

The corporation had been touted by economy watchers to be President Buhari’s starting point on his avowed war against corruption.

The NNPC was last year enmeshed in corruption allegations occasioned by the controversial management of the fuel subsidy that was generally believed to be far from being transparent.

Further investigation revealed that the following individuals have been penciled down to take charge of the four NNPC’s Directorates; GED Corporate Services Alhaji Abdurrazaq, GED Finance and Accounts, Alhaji Sambo, GED Exploration Production, Alhaji Sa’idi Farouk, GED Commercial and Investment Alhaji Isah Inuwa,  GGM, Crude Oil Marketing, Mr Matashi.

Others are: MD, PPMC, Farouk Bello, MD, NPDC, Malhaji Namtari, Group General Manager, Finance, Alhaji A.A. Kallamu, Group General Manager, NAPIMS, Mr Dafe Sejebor, Group General Manager, Audit, Alhaji Aliyu Zubairu, Group General Manager, HR, Mrs Mariam Sani, MD, Duke Oil, Alhaji Musa Yola, General Manager, Human Resources, Alh Saeed Abubakar, General Manager, Commercial, Crude Oil, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq. GM, Finance, NAPIMS, M. A. Balami, and GM, NIPEX, Alhaji M. Ali Sarah.

An industry source confided that the appointments would negate the much orchestrated war against corruption and injustice that the present administration was well identified with.

The source, a chief executive of an oil servicing firm, noted that sensitive appointments in an organisation like NNPC must be seen to have satisfied the requirement. He noted that the present administration should refrain from any action that was capable of igniting crisis in the Niger Delta.

Until his appointment, as the 16th GMD of the NNPC, Dr Dawha was NNPC’s Group Executive Director in charge of Exploration and Production.

Dr. M. K. Baru, attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in Kaduna State of Nigeria; where he obtained Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) with a first class honors. He also holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical engineering.

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