President Buhari sacks Dawha as GMD NNPC
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has named Dr. Emmanuel Ibe
Kachikwu the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Kachikwu, who was until his appointment, the Executive Vice
Chairman/General Counsel of ExxonMobil (Africa) replaces Dr. Joseph
Thlama Dawha as the NNPC chief.
According to a statement by Mr. Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser on
Media and Publicity to the President, Dr. Kachikwu hails from
Onicha-Ugbo in Delta State.
The statement reads: “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
ExxonMobil.”
President Buhari has also approved the appointment of Prof. Umaru
Garba Danbatta as the new Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of
the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
Mr. Adesina said in the statement: “Prof. Danbatta, who holds a
Doctorate Degree in Electronic Engineering, takes over from Dr. Eugene
Juwah, whose tenure expired on July 29, 2015.
“The new NCC Chief Executive’s other academic qualifications include a
Bachelors Degree in Electronic Engineering and Telecommunications as
well as a Masters Degree in the same field.
“He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and has had a
meritorious career in which he rose to become Professor of Electrical
Engineering and Electronics at Bayero University, Kano, specialising in
Telecommunications Engineering and Information and Communications
Technology.
“Before his new appointment, Prof. Danbatta held top management and
leadership positions at different times, including Head of Department,
Dean of Faculty, Director, Centre for Information Technology, Chairman
of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (Kano Branch), Deputy Vice
Chancellor and Acting Vice Chancellor.
“His appointment as Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC is for five years, in the first instance.”
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