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Tinubu Seeks Senate Nod For NMDPRA Executive Directors, Board Secretary
Tinubu Seeks Senate Nod For NMDPRA Executive Directors, Board Secretary
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm seven nominees for appointment and reappointment as Executive Directors and Board Secretary of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
Three serving Executive Directors, Abiodun Adeniji, Ogbugo Ukoha and Mustapha Lamode, are among the nominees seeking reappointment.
Four others nominated for new positions are Mobolaji Musa, Ogechukwu Modie, Said Abutali and Jumoke Gafar, who was nominated as Board Secretary and Legal Adviser.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has referred the nominations to the Committees on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) and Petroleum Resources (Gas) for consideration, with a directive to report back within one week.
November 10, () – President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm the appointments and reappointments of seven nominees to key management positions in the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
The request was contained in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and read during plenary on Tuesday.
In the letter, Tinubu said the nominations were made in accordance with Section 41, subsections 2 and 3 of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), 2021, which provides the statutory framework for appointments into the management structure of the regulatory authority.
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The nominees comprise three serving Executive Directors proposed for reappointment and four others nominated to occupy different positions in the authority.
Those nominated for reappointment are Mr Abiodun Adeniji, Executive Director, Finance and Accounts; Mr Ogbugo Ukoha, Executive Director, Distribution Systems, Storage and Retailing Infrastructure; and Dr Mustapha Lamode, Executive Director, Health, Safety, Environment and Community.
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The President also nominated Mr Mobolaji Musa as Executive Director, Hydrocarbon Processing Plants, Installation and Partnership, while Ms Ogechukwu Modie was nominated as Executive Director, Economic Regulation and Strategic Planning.
Others are Mr Said Abutali, nominated as Executive Director, Corporate Services and Administration, and Mrs Jumoke Gafar, nominated as Board Secretary and Legal Adviser.
Tinubu, in the letter, expressed the hope that the Senate would consider and confirm the nominees in its usual expeditious manner.
Following the presentation of the correspondence, Akpabio referred the nominations to the Senate Committees on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) and Petroleum Resources (Gas) for further legislative consideration.
He directed the committees to examine the nominations and report back to the Senate plenary within one week.
The request for confirmation comes against the background of the institutional restructuring of Nigeria’s petroleum industry under the Petroleum Industry Act, signed into law in August 2021.
The legislation provided for the establishment of the NMDPRA as the regulator of the midstream and downstream petroleum sectors, separating its functions from those of the upstream regulator, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
The NMDPRA oversees activities across the midstream and downstream segments of the petroleum industry, including the processing, transportation, storage, distribution and supply of petroleum products and natural gas.
Its management structure comprises executive directors responsible for specific operational, regulatory and administrative functions, while the Board Secretary and Legal Adviser provide legal and secretarial support to the authority’s governing board.
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