President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board, removing the chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and the group chief executive officer, Malam Mele Kyari.

A statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, indicated that the President removed all other board members appointed with Akinyelure and Kyari in November 2023.

The new 11-man board has Bashir Bayo Ojulari as the Group CEO and Ahmadu Musa Kida as non-executive chairman.

Here is the list of the new NNPC Limited board members:

1. Ahmadu Musa Kida ? Non-Executive Chairman

2. Bashir Bayo Ojulari ? Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO)

3. Adedapo Segun ? Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

4. Bello Rabiu ? Non-Executive Director (North West)

5. Yusuf Usman ? Non-Executive Director (North East)

6. Babs Omotowa ? Non-Executive Director (North Central)

7. Austin Avuru ? Non-Executive Director (South-South)

8. David Ige ? Non-Executive Director (South West)

9. Henry Obih ? Non-Executive Director (South East)

10. Mrs. Lydia Shehu Jafiya ? Representative of the Federal Ministry of Finance

11. Aminu Said Ahmed ? Representative of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources

(The Nation)

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