President
Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu as the Group Managing
Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
After
the announcement of his appointment, Dr. Kachikwu said that the work ahead
would be very intense.
Addressing some other top staff of the
corporation, he stressed the need for them to motivate others to ensure they
give their best to Nigeria.
Dr. Kachikwu, who was the Executive Vice
Chairman and General Counsel of Exxon-Mobil (Africa), is to take over from Dr.
Joseph Thlama Dawha.
He hails from Onicha-Ugbo in Delta State.
He is a First Class Graduate of Law from the
University of Nigeria, Nsukka and the Nigerian Law School.
The new NNPC Chief Executive also has Masters
and Doctorate Degrees in Law from the Harvard Law School.
He started his working career with the
Nigerian/American Merchant Bank before moving on to Texaco Nigeria Limited from
where he joined Exxon-Mobil.
President Buhari has also approved the
appointment of Professor Umaru Garba Danbatta as the new Executive Vice
Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission.
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