President Bola Tinubu has appointed former President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) and accomplished legal luminary, Ledum Mitee and 8 other persons as the management team of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited(NNPLC) with Chief Pius Akinyelure as Non-Executive Board Chairman
The Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday.
The statement read, “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.”
The list is as follows:
1. Pius Akinyelure — Non-Executive Board Chairman
2. Mele Kyari — Group Chief Executive Officer
4. Mr. Ledum Mitee — Non-Executive Director
6. Mr. Ghali Muhammad — Non-Executive Director
7. Prof. Mustapha Aliyu — Non-Executive Director
8. Mr. David Ogbodo — Non-Executive Director