The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for assembling a succesful management crew on the Nigeria Nationwide Petroleum Firm (NNPC) Restricted, highlighting the appointments of Mr Bashir Bayo Ojulari as Group Chief Government Officer and Mr Ahmadu Musa Kida as Non-Government Chairman.
This disclosure is contained in an announcement issued by the Chief Company Communications Officer of the Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina.
Based on the assertion, Dangote mentioned he visited the President to commend him for placing collectively such a formidable and professionally competent crew, that’s eminently certified to take NNPCL to a larger peak.
New crew to handle systemic challenges
Dangote identified that the brand new administration crew brings a wealth of technical experience, along with managerial expertise that’s important for revitalising Nigeria’s most strategic public enterprise.
The brand new crew, in response to Dangote, below the management of Bashir Bayo Ojulari and Ahmadu Musa Kida, displays the President’s strategic intent to drive reform and innovation throughout the power sector.
Dangote mentioned. “We’re assured that this crew will handle systemic challenges, align with the President’s imaginative and prescient of a $1 trillion economic system, and reposition NNPC Restricted for operational excellence and long-term sustainability.”
New NNPC management has been supportive
Reacting to questions from the choose media over the weekend on his assertion that he’s nonetheless preventing for the survival of his $20 billion refinery, and that he’s decided to struggle the cabals within the oil sector to a standstill, Dangote mentioned his assertion was not in any means related to the brand new management of the NNPC.
He mentioned that the brand new management within the NNPCL has been supportive to this point by way of assembly the corporate’s wants.
Dangote revealed that the cabals he was referring to are some main oil entrepreneurs and merchants who had been bent on irritating the efforts of President Tinubu in revamping the nation’s economic system.
He famous that the latest actions and structural reforms launched by NNPC Restricted function robust indicators of the organisation’s renewed deal with transparency, effectivity, and accountability.
He added, “The calibre of people on the helm, and their deliberate, reform-driven agenda, exhibit a dedication to fostering a tradition of efficiency and professionalism.’’
With optimism, Dangote expressed confidence that the brand new management of NNPC Restricted will propel the nation’s power trade to new heights and reaffirmed his group’s dedication to supporting the collective imaginative and prescient of a affluent, energy-secure Nigeria.
What you must know
Recall that on April 2, 2025, President Bola Tinubu authorized the reconstitution of the board of NNPCL, eradicating the Chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure, and the Group Chief Government Officer, Mele Kyari.
The president then reconstituted a brand new 11-man board with Engineer Bashir Bayo Ojulari because the Group Chief Government Officer and Ahmadu Musa Kida as non-executive chairman.
- Based on media stories, Aliko Dangote had over the weekend revealed that he’s nonetheless preventing for the survival of his refinery, stressing that the struggle shouldn’t be but completed.
- Dangote, who was talking at an investor discussion board in Lagos, nonetheless, expressed optimism that he would win the struggle for the refinery, stating his dedication to struggle on.
The report said that Dangote identified that some people who “for a really, very very long time” have “made some huge cash from” government-subsidised oil imports into Nigeria, had been those making an attempt to sabotage the 650,000 barrels per day oil refinery located in Lekki, Lagos.
He was quoted as saying that “these teams have funded resistance to the Bola Tinubu authorities’s removing of petrol subsidies and are against the refinery working simply within the nation.”
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