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President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday removed Mele Kyari as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and appointed Bashir Bayo Ojulari as his replacement, effective April 2, 2025.

The President also dissolved the company’s board, including its chairman, Pius Akinyelure, and reconstituted an 11-member board.

The announcement was made in a statement issued by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in the early hours of Wednesday.

“President Tinubu removed all other board appointed with Akinyelure and Kyari in November 2023,” the statement read.

Ojulari, the new NNPCL CEO, will lead the company alongside Ahmadu Musa Kida, who has been appointed as the non-executive chairman.

Also ing the board is Adedapo Segun, who replaced Umaru Ajiya as Chief Financial Officer last November and has now been confirmed as a board member.

Six non-executive directors were appointed to represent the country’s geopolitical zones.

These include Bello Rabiu (North West), Yusuf Usman (North East), and Babs Omotowa, a former managing director of the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), representing North Central.

“President Tinubu also appointed Austin Avuru as a non-executive director from the South-South, David Ige as a Non-executive director from the South West, and Henry Obih as a non-executive director from the South East.

“Mrs Lydia Shehu Jafiya, permanent secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance, will represent the ministry on the new board, while Aminu Ahmed will represent the Ministry of Petroleum Resources,” Onanuga stated.

History of NNPCL MD/CEOs since inception

Since its establishment in 1977, NNPC/NNPCL has been led by several Group Managing Directors (GMDs) and later, Group Chief Executive Officers (GCEOs), each playing a significant role in shaping Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.

PUNCH Online highlights the list of the NNPCL’s leadership from inception to date:

R. A. Marinho (July 1977 – April 1980)


Odiligi Lolomari (April 1980 – August 1981)

Lawrence Amu (October 1981 – November 1985)

Mr. Aret Adams (November 1985 – April 1990)


Dr. Thomas John (April 1990 – June 1990)

Mr. Edmund Daukoru (June 1992 – October 1993)

Chamberlin Oyibo (November 1993 – August 1995)

Dalhatu Bayero (August 1995 – May 1999)


Dr. Jackson Gaius-Obaseki (May 1999 – November 2003)

Funsho Kupolokun (November 2003 – September 2007)

Abubakar Lawal Yar’Adua (September 2007 – January 2009)

Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo (January 2009 – April 2010)

Shehu Ladan (April 2010 – May 2010)

Augustine O. Oniwon (May 2010 – June 2012)

Andrew Yakubu (June 2012 – August 2014)


Dr. Joseph Thlama Dawha (August 2014 – August 2015)

Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu (August 2015 – July 2016)

Dr. Maikanti Kachalla Baru (July 2016 – July 2019)

Mele Kolo Kyari (July 2019 – April 2025)

Bashir Bayo Ojulari (April 2025 – Present)

https://punchng.com/from-marinho-to-ojulari-history-of-nnpcls-leadership-from-inception/

southwest in progress

...ojulari don jam money

Check the list of past heads of the organisation, 90% are Almajaris, what can insult to the Niger Delta.

Next appointment is INEC Chairman, and it’s going to be one of our boys with Yoruba traditional tribal marks, so that crying and weeping will be massive in the camp of the enemies

😳

Ojulari should bring fuel back to 180/L

Congratulations

No south east?

Out of hatred for the cockroach, the ants voted for insecticide, and they all died, including the housefly that didn't vote.

N.B: this is not about cockroaches and ants.. if u know u know

Incompetence since inception.


When you think of Petronas, aramco, their operations and profit margins

Nnpc is shit

Big time

Eraddray:
...ojulari don jam money

Egbon, One day it will be my turn. Iree ooo.

The politics they are playing today is called Genz politics. Democracy ended in GEJ era.

Kyari was too corrupt and incompetent.

lexotan:
Out of hatred for the cockroach, the ants voted for insecticide, and they all died, including the housefly that didn't vote.

N.B: this is not about cockroaches and ants.. if u know u know

You go just kee yourself over nothing. Now tell me, which group do you belong? The Ants or the Cockroaches?

About time and that man needs to be probed like mad

Mele Kyari is the longest minister that served as the Petroleum Minister. I hope the newly appointed minister will soar high and bring needed changes in petroleum sector.

Useless post to waste people time and distract them from the real issues. Seun is working overtime for apc brown envelope

Government of the Yoruba by the yoruba and for the yo-robbas.

Nothing to show.....the money never reach me so I need my share

Igbos have really suffered in Nigeria

As we can see nobody has ever come from South East region?

Can somebody define marginalization any better?

Bbh

Late Mr Aret Adams was the finest of them all, most of the innovations currently in place was his brainchild.

Irohjohnpaulc:
No south east?

that is why the nnpcl is dirty, mysterious,and backward

Haydens:
Government of the Yoruba by the yoruba and for the yo-robbas.

So,the chairman from BORNU na yoruba too

SW has only occupied that position once.


This OJULARI is from North Central!

Irohjohnpaulc:
No south east?

You no see Ibe Kachukwu for there

fabolouz1:
Late Mr Aret Adams was the finest of them all, most of the innovations currently in place was his brainchild.

The man died when his son died. He used to live in Apapa those days. May God be with his family.

Ernchibyke:

You no see Ibe Kachukwu for there

Dem fit say no be real Igbo, but na just fake Ibo

Basic123:

So,the chairman from BORNU na yoruba too

Wetin do "Bayo"?

"Bayo" onanuga no be Yoruba name ?

Make dem dey release this kain news late in the evening

or for early momo.

For evening so that some people no go sleep well and

for early momo so that some people go see food but appetite go disappear.