As part of the restructuring at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the management on Thursday announced new appointments, redeployments and secondments into key positions. In the new NNPC structure expected to promote efficiency, the current President of the Nigeria Guild of Editors, NGE, Garba Deen Muhammad, will head the Public Affairs department. He succeeds Ohi Alegbe who moves to Corporate Social Responsibility Department. Muhammad took over the leadership of the Guild when the immediate past President Femi Adesina was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as his Media Adviser.

Nigerian editors have applauded the appointment of Muhammad as well deserved. Mr. Ray Echebiri, a member of the Standing Committee of the Guild said it is an appointment well deserved. His sentiment was echoed by Secretary of the Guild, Victoria Ibangha, who noted that the appointment of the two Presidents of the Guild into key national positions shows the depth of knowledge, knowhow and competence at the Guild, especially among the Executive members.

The new appointments are as follows:

Appointed GEDs/COOs

Upstream – Bello Rabiu

Downstream – Henry Ikem–Obih

Refineries – Anibor Kragha

Gas and Power – Saidu Mohammed

Ventures – Babatunde Adeniran

Finance & Accounts – Isiaka Abdulrazaq

Corporate Services – Isa Inuwa

GGMs Strategy & Execution (Supporting the GEDs/COOs)

Downstream – Surajdeen Afolabi

Refineries – Ugochukwu Afamefuna Vitalis

Gas and Power – Yusuf Matashi

Ventures – Ladipo Fagbola

Finance and Accounts – Ahmadu Sambo

Corporate Services – Modupe Bammake

Strategic Business Unit Heads

Upstream

MD IDSL – Roland Ewubare

Downstream

MD Retail – Esther Nnamdi-Ogbue

MD Nigeria Petroleum Marketing – Ahmed Farouk

GGM Marine Logistics – Dalhatu Makama

Refineries

MD PHRC – Bafred Enjug

MD WRPC – Adewale Ladenegan

MD KRPC – Idi Mukhtar

Gas & Power

MD Gas & Power Investments – Samuel Ndukwe

MD NGMC – Mazadu Bako

MD NGPTC – Babatunde Bakare

Ventures

MD Properties – Danny Sokari George

MD Shipping – Saidu Abdulkadir

MD NETCO – Aliyu Sikiru

MD NOFS – Lawrencia Ndupu

GGM RED/Frontier Exploration Services – Rabiu Suleiman

GGM Medicals – Oyetunde Olubunmi Oyekan

GMD’s Office

MD Trading – Inuwa Waya

GGM COMD – Mele Kyari