Major restructuring in NNPC

As part of its ongoing restructuring exercise, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday announced the appointments and deployments of top executives across the value chain of its operations. A total of 55 top management staff members were affected in the exercise.
According to the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the NNPC, Maikanti Baru, the new appointments would not only help to position the corporation for the challenges ahead but would help fill the gaps created due to statutory retirements of staff.
Roland Ewubare, formerly Managing Director, MD, of the Integrated Data Services Limited, IDSL moves to the National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), as the new Group General Manager while Diepriye Tariah, former Group General Manager (GGM), and senior technical assistant to the NNPC GMD takes over from Ewubare as MD of IDSL.
Malami Shehu, Executive Director, Operations, Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC), was appointed Managing Director of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, PHRC while Adewale Ladenegan, former MD of the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) was moved to KRPC to assume duty as MD.
Also, Muhammed Abah who was until recently Executive Director, Operations of WRPC, succeeds Ladenegan as MD of Warri Refinery.
Farouk Ahmed was retired as the MD of the Nigerian Products Marketing Company( NPMC), Umar Ajiya, former GGM in charge of Corporate Planning and Strategy, CPS, now assumes duty as MD of NPMC while Bala Wunti, former, General Manager, Downstream, GMD’s Office takes charge as GGM CP&S.
Usman Yusuf who takes over as GGM/STA to the GMD, Adeyemi Adetunji confirmed as MD NNPC Retail alongside Bola Afolabi who now functions as GGM in charge of Research and Development Division of the Corporation.
Ahmadu-Katagum appointed GGM (Shipping) in the Downstream Autonomous Business Unit while Kallamu Abdullahi takes over as the GGM in charge of the Renewable Energy Division in the Downstream ABU.
Shaibu Musa was promoted MD of the NNPC Medical Services Limited while Ibrahim Birma is the new GGM in charge of the Corporation’s Audit Division now renamed Governance, Risk and Compliance Division.