The newly-appointed Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, has assumed duty as the Chief Executive of the corporation.
Newly appointed NNPC boss assumes office
It said that a brief handover ceremony was held at the NNPC Towers to mark the assumption of office.
Outgoing GMD of the NNPC, Joseph Dawha hands over to Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu.
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This is contained in a statement signed by Ohi Aligbe, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, on Tuesday. August 4, in Abuja.
It added that until his appointment, Kachikwu was the Executive Vice Chairman and General Counsel of Exxon Mobil (Africa).
Kachikwu, in the statement, expressed gratitude to his predecessor, Dr. Joseph Dawha, for his hard work in holding the corporation.
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He pledged to work assiduously in achieving the president’s growth aspiration for the oil and gas industry.
The statement noted that Kachikwu was a First Class Graduate of Law from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and the Nigerian Law School.
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