NNPC Announces Fresh Appointments, Redeployments

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) last week announced new appointments, redeployments into key positions as part of the recent reorganization of the Corporation.
Following the restructuring of the NNPC into seven new divisions, the following individuals were appointed as GEDs/COOs to man the new divisions: Bello Rabiu, Upstream; Henry Ikem Obih, Downstream; Anibor Kragha, Refineries; Saidu Mohammed, Gas and Power; Babatunde Adeniran, Ventures; Isiaka Abdulrazaq, Finance & Accounts while the Corporate Services division will be headed by Isa Inuwa.
Those affected by the reorganization include former GED Exploration and Production Dr. Maikanti Badru who is now on secondement to the ministry of petroleum resources as Technical Adviser Gas while Engr Nnamdi Ajulu former GED Refining and Technology is now Consultant Refinery and Infrastructure in the petroleum ministry.
In the new structure, the Group General Managers, Strategy and Execution, who will support the GEDs and COOs include: Surajdeen Afolabi, Downstream; Ugochukwu Afamefuna Vitalis, Refineries ;Yusuf Matashi, Gas and Power ; Ladipo Fagbola, Ventures; Ahmadu Sambo, Finance and Accounts; and Modupe Bammake, Corporate Services.
The Strategic Business Unit Heads are: Upstream: Roland Ewubare-MD IDSL; Downstream: Esther Nnamdi-Ogbue-MD Retail, Ahmed Farouk-MD Nigeria Petroleum Marketing and Dalhatu Makama-GGM Marine Logistics.
Refineries: Bafred Enjugu-MD PHRC, Adewale Ladenegan- MD WRPC and Idi Mukhtar-MD KRPC
Others are: Gas & Power: Samuel Ndukwe- MD Gas & Power Investments, Mazadu Bako- MD NGMC and Babatunde Bakare-MD NGPTC.
Ventures: Danny Sokari George-GMD Properties, Saidu Abdulkadir-MD Shipping, Aliyu Sikiru- MD NETCO, Lawrencia Ndupu- MD NOFS, Rabiu Suleiman-GGM RED/Frontier Exploration Services and GGM Medicals is now Oyetunde Olubunmi Oyekan.
The former GGM Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ohi Alegbe was redeployed to the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) unit which will be under the GMD’s office.
President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, Mallam Mohammed Deen Garba is now the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division.
The new unit heads are expected to resume fully by April 1st 2016.