26th June, 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has dissolved the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.
In a statement signed by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Danladi Kifasi, Buhari thanked the members of the dissolved board for their services to the nation and wished them the best in their future endeavours.
The NNPC is the state-run oil company which oversees Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. It’s board is statutorily headed by the minister of petroleum resources.
Although the statement did not list the board of director, NNPC website report that they are : Dr. Joseph T. Dawha, Group Managing Director; Mr. Bernard O.N. Otti, Group Executive Director, Finance & Accounts; Dr. Dan Efebo, Group Executive Director,
Corporate Services; Alhaji Abdullahi Bukar, Member; Mr. Danladi Wadzani, Member; Prof. Olusegun Okunnu, Member; Mr. Danladi Kifasi, Member; Mr. Steven Oronsaye, Member and Ikechukwu Oguine, Coordinator, Legal Services/Secretary to the Corporation.