The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the promotion and redeployment of some staff to fill key vacant positions in the corporation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The corporation made this known in a statement by its spokesperson, Dr Kennie Obateru, in Abuja on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It stated that the appointments and redeployments were to strengthen and reposition the NNPC towards attaining global excellence and profitability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the statement, Mr Garba Muhammad, has been appointed to take over from Obateru as the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It added that Obateru would be retiring from service in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Similarly, Mr Billy Okoye was appointed as the new Group Executive Director (GED), Ventures & Business Development, while Mrs Aisha Ahmadu-Katagum was promoted to the position of the Group Executive Director, Corporate Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Until their new appointments, Okoye and Ahmadu-Katagum were Group General Managers, Crude Oil Marketing Division (COMD) and Supply Chain Management Division respectively at NNPC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, Mr Adeyemi Adetunji, formerly Chief Operating Officer, Business & Ventures Development, becomes the Group Executive Director, Downstream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Mohammed Abdulkabir Ahmed, formerly Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Services, becomes the Group Executive Director, Gas And Power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Obateru also stated that other Chief Operating Officer positions in the corporation were re-designated as Group Executive Directors (GEDs), to align with the rules of Company And Allied Matters Act (CAMA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n