President Bola Tinubu in compliance with Section 59 (2) of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021, has re-appointed Mele Kyari as the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and appointed Chief Pius Akinyelure as the Non-executive Chairman of the NNPCL with effect from December 1, 2023.

Kyari’s re-appointment comes barely few days after the National Assembly threatened to sack and jail him over an alleged N12 trillion fraud.

According to a statement by President media aide Ajuri Ngelale other Board members are; 

 Alhaji Umar Isa Ajiya — Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Ledum Mitee — Non-Executive Director

Mr. Musa Tumsa — Non-Executive Director

Mr. Ghali Muhammad — Non-Executive Director

Prof. Mustapha Aliyu — Non-Executive Director 

Mr. David Ogbodo — Non-Executive Director

Ms. Eunice Thomas — Non-Executive Director

Furthermore, President Tinubu approved the appointment of two Permanent Secretaries:

Mr. Okokon Ekanem Udo — Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance

Amb. Gabriel Aduda — Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources

President Tinubu anticipates the fullest measure of compliance with the performance-driven and results-oriented mandate of his Renewed Hope administration in the implementation of energy policy that will monetize all available oil and gas resources of today while paving the way for the total exploitation of new and cleaner energy sources of tomorrow by this distinguished team.