* Okays appointment of Jumoke Gafar as board secretary/authorized adviser
Deji Elumoye in Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has nominated six govt administrators for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, in a launch issued on Friday, disclosed that the president has forwarded a letter to the Senate for the affirmation of the six govt director-nominees.
Three nominees are being reappointed, whereas three are new and as soon as the Senate approves them, all nominees will serve a five-year time period.
The renominated govt administrators 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 govt administrators 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 think about the nominations expeditiously to make sure institutional continuity and strengthen the Authority’s oversight capability.
Tinubu additionally authorized the appointment of Mrs Jumoke Gafar as Secretary to the Board/Authority and Legal Adviser, topic to finishing the statutory processes underneath Section 46 of the PIA.
In April, the president had appointed Rabiu Abdullahi Umar because the company’s chief govt.
