NNPC Sacks 38 Senior Managers

In a bid to restructure the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) it has announced the retirement of 38 senior managers.

Ohi Alegbe, general manager of the corporation, in a statement issued in Abuja on August 13 has announced the appointment of new group general managers for some of its departments.

President Muhammadu Buhari has also approved the appointment of Mele Kyari to the head the crude oil sales department of the oil corporation.

The statement said that management of the corporation had approved and started the retirement of 38 senior managers.

It clarified that the reducing of personnel, which saw the exit of all senior managers billed to retire from now to December 2016, was intended to cut cost.

“The exercise, apart from refocusing the corporation in the direction of a leaner and more efficient organisation, has enormous cost-saving benefits,’’ it said.

It named the new general managers as Mele Kyari, crude oil marketing division, Ahmadu Sambo, NNPC oilfield services, Surajdeen Bola Afolabi, information technology division/SAP, Zubair Aliyu, NNPC capital, Dafe Sejebor, Nigerian petroleum investment management services, Kemi Akitoye, human resources division.

Others are Godwin C. Okonkwo, finance, Bello Rabiu, corporate planning, Anibo Kragha, treasury, and Dalhatu Makama, shipping.

The statement also listed other group general managers as Samuel Ndukwe (power), Mike Balami (accounts), Yusuf Matashi (LNG), Rabiu Suleiman (engineering and technology) and Olubunmi Oyetunde (medical).

Recall, that President Buhari has appointed Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu as the NNPC head on August 4.

Buhari has also noted that the national oil company will be divided into two successor entities under his administration.