Ex-Rep condemns lopsided appointment in NNPC board members

Daniel Reyenieju

FORMER House of Representatives and coordinator of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Forum in South-South, Daniel Reyenieju has decried the composition of the recently constituted Board of Nigeria National Petroleum Company, NNPC Limited, describing it as lopsidedness in terms of the geographical origin of named members.

Reyenieju, stated that a cursory look at the list of names of members of the Board brazenly demonstrates its bias in favor of a particular section of the Country such that preponderance of the names on the list including the Company Secretary is from the same geopolitical region to the disadvantage of the regions producing the oil and gas.

According to the former lawmaker, the Niger Delta where the bulk of Nigeria’s oil and gas comes from suffers the untold negative effects arising from exploration, exploitations, and other activities associated with the production of oil and gas. 

“It is most surprising that the North West from where no drop of crude oil is generated has three members with key positions namely Umar Ajiya as Chief Financial Officer; Mallam Mohammed Lawal and Hadiza Coomasie who is the Secretary to the board. Meanwhile, the South-South geopolitical zone, which accounts for well over 80% of Nigeria’s crude oil production has only one member.

“ The North East has two members, Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer, and Dr. Tajudeen Umar; the South-East has the Chairman of the Board, Senator Margret Okadigbo and Henry Obih. The North-Central and South-West also have one member each”.

Culled from Vanguard