NBBF President, Musa Kida Appointed To NNPC Board

NBBF President, Musa Kida Appointed To NNPC Board

Precious Oham

President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) Engr Musa Kida has been appointed non-executive chairman of NNPC Limited Board by President Bola Tinubu, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

President Tinubu has approved a sweeping reconstitution of the NNPC Limited board, removing the chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and the group chief executive officer, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari.

The new 11-man board has Engineer Bashir Bayo Ojulari as the Group CEO and Musa Kida as non-executive chairman.

Adedapo Segun, who replaced Umaru Isa Ajiya as the chief financial officer last November, has been appointed to the new board by President Tinubu.

Six board members, non-executive directors, represent the country’s geopolitical zones. They are Bello Rabiu, North West, Yusuf Usman, North East, and Babs Omotowa, a former managing director of the Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas( NLNG), who represents North Central.

President Tinubu appointed Austin Avuru as a non-executive director from the South-South, David Ige as a Non-executive director from the South West, and Henry Obih as a non-executive director from the South East.

Mrs Lydia Shehu Jafiya, permanent secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance, will represent the ministry on the new board, while Aminu Said Ahmed will represent the Ministry of Petroleum Resources.

All the appointments are effective today, April 2.