Buhari Appoints New Head Of NNPC

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu as the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

Dr. Kachikwu, who hails from Onicha-Ugbo in Delta State,was the Executive Vice Chairman and General Counsel of Exxon-Mobil (Africa).The new NNPC Chief Executive is a First class Law graduate and also has Masters and Doctorate Degrees in Law from the Harvard Law School.

Announcing the appointment in a statement issued in Abuja, on Tuesday, the Special Adviser to the president on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina,says he takes over from Dr. Joseph Thlama Dawha.