President Bola Ahmed Tinubu today swore in the newly formed board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), naming Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari as Group CEO and Ahmadu Musa Kida as Non-Executive Chairman.
Shortly before the President left for the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Summit at the Banquet Hall, he was sworn in at his office at the State House in Abuja.
Prominent individuals from a range of geographical regions make up the board’s eleven members, which strategically combines regional representation with industrial knowledge.
Among those appointed are Adedapo Segun and Bello Rabiu, representing the North West; Yusuf Usman, representing the North East; and Babs Omotowa, a former Managing Director of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), representing the North Central.
Also on the board are Austin Avuru, Non-Executive Director for the South-South; David Ige, representing the South-West; and Henry Obih, representing the South-East.
Mrs. Lydia Shehu Jafiya, Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance, will serve on the board as the ministry’s representative, while Aminu Said Ahmed will represent the Ministry of Petroleum Resources.
Top government officials present at the swearing-in included the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris; and Minister of State for Petroleum (Gas), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri.
All appointments officially took effect from April 2, 2025.
