President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday
met top officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in a
meeting behind closed-door inside the Presidential Villa.
A source said the meeting, which was
also attended by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance,
Senator Ahmed Makarfi; and the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs.
Diezani Alison-Madueke, was over the alleged missing $20bn crude oil
sales proceeds.
Makarfi’s committee is currently investigating the issue.
The senator, however, left the venue of the meeting before others and refused to speak with journalists.
The NNPC delegation was led by its Group Managing Director, Mr. Andrew Yakubu.
Meanwhile, the President has approved
the appointment of Mr. Farouk Ahmed as the Executive Secretary of the
Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency.
The appointment, which takes immediate
effect, was announced in a statement by the Special Adviser to the
President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati.
Ahmed takes over from the incumbent, Mr. Reginald Stanley, who is retiring after 35 years in service.
The incoming executive secretary, who is
from Sokoto State, is currently the Managing Director, Nidas Marine
Limited, a subsidiary of the NNPC.
He comes to his new job at the PPPRA
with over 28 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry and a sound
commercial and trading background, having held senior positions in the
downstream sector of the oil and gas industry, including Manager, Crude
Oil Programming, Nominations, Shipping and Terminals.
Ahmed had also served as Executive Director (Commercial), Pipelines and Products Marketing Company Limited.
Jonathan thanked Stanley for what he
described as his meritorious service to the nation and wished him well
in his future endeavours.
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