Friday, August 7, 2015

NNPC reassigns Group General Manager, denies link to fraud

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the redeployment of Mr. Gbenga Olu Komolafe as the Group General Manager, Special Duties.

Until his appointment, Mr. Komolafe was the Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division of the Corporation.

NNPC Spokesman,Ohi Alegbe said in a statement that  the most senior General Manager in the Crude Oil Marketing Division, Mr. Musa Yola Usman, has been directed to function as the Group General Manager in acting capacity.

Also, NNPC has denounced reports in a section of the media attributing the deployment of the former Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division, Mr. Gbenga Olu Komolafe, to allegations of fraud, describing such reports as mischievous and unprofessional.

The Corporation explained that the deployment of Komolafe is a part of ongoing reorganization that commenced earlier in the week with the appointment of a new Group Managing Director and retirement of eight Group Executive Directors and has nothing to do with any allegation of financial malfeasance.

It also  urged members of the public to discountenance such reports and called on journalists to adhere to the ethics of their profession and avoid unnecessary speculation.

Stop the Congratulatory Adverts, New GMD  NNPC pleads

Alson Friday ,the new Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, has appealed to friends and well-wishers to stop placing congratulatory adverts on him in the media.

Dr. Kachikwu who assumed duty as the 17th GMD of the Corporation on Tuesday 4th August, 2015, said he sees his appointment as a serious national assignment that does not require the frivolity of congratulatory adverts and the celebration they connote.

He said he would rather appreciate that friends and well-wishers support him with their prayers for divine guidance to carry out the onerous task ahead.

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