The organisations gave the commendation in a statement signed by the NNPC spokesman, Mr Ndu Ughamadu. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday appointed Mr Kyari as the 19th Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) alongside other Chief Operating Officers for the corporation. The Kyari’s appointment is to take effect from July 8 after the retirement of the incumbent GMD, Dr Maikanti Baru. Ughamadu noted that Baru also commended the President for the appointments and described them as well deserved for Kyari and others. Prior to his appointment, Kyari was Nigeria’s National Representative at the OPEC, a job he combined with the Group General Manager in charge of NNPC’s Crude Oil Marketing Division (COMD).

Source: The Guardian June 21, 2019 17:15 UTC