By Folayimika Akanbi
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs Jumoke Gafar as Secretary to the Board/Authority and Legal Adviser to the
Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
The appointment is subject to completing the statutory processes under Section 46 of the PIA, according to the Presidency.
This is contained in a statement issued on Friday through the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
Wind Gate News reports that Jumoke Gafar had served as Principal Private Secretary to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State during his first tenure.
In the statement, Tinubu, in his letter to the Senate, also nominated six executive directors NMDPRA.
It disclosed that the nominees will serve a five-year term once the Senate approves their nomination.
The statement clarified that three of the nominees are being reappointed, while three are new.
The renominated executive directors are Mr Abiodun Adeniji, Executive Director, Finance and Accounts; Mr Ogbugo Kalu Ukoha, Executive Director, Distribution Systems, Storage and Retailing Infrastructure; and Dr Mustapha Lamorde, Executive Director, Health, Safety, Environment and Community.
The new executive directors are: Mr Mobolaji Tajudeen Musa, Executive Director, Hydrocarbon Processing Plants, Installations and Transportation Infrastructure; Ms Ogechukwu Modie, Executive Director, Economic Regulations and Strategic Planning; and Mr Said Abutalib, Executive Director, Corporate Services and Administration.
The President urged the Senate to consider the nominations expeditiously to ensure institutional continuity and strengthen the Authority’s oversight capacity.
It would be recalled that Tinubu, in April,
appointed Engr Rabiu Abdullahi Umar as the chief executive of the NMDPRA.
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