NNPC Set To Fill 19 Top Management Vacancies, May Reshuffle Existing Positions

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) may any time
from now carry out a major exercise to fill about 19 existing
vacant positions in the company, which may also see the
redeployment of several top officials, following the planned
shake-up.

Quoting top government sources yesterday, an online medium, The
Whistler, said that some of the 19 management positions that are
yet to be occupied are due to statutory retirements by some
employees of the company, starting from December last year.

It stated that for instance, the position of Chief Operating
Officer ( Downstream) has been vacant since December 2020 when Mrs.
Lawrencia Ndupu statutorily retired from that position. Ndupu, who
represented the South-east region at the top management level of
the NNPC had yet to be replaced since her retirement.

The implication of this, according to the sources is that there
is currently no representation from the South-east at that level of
management at the NNPC, adding that the Chief Operating Officer
(COO) Ventures and Business Development has been seen several times
in public events acting in that position lately.

It was also gathered that replacements would be announced to
fill the vacant positions left due to the retirement of the
managing director of the Nigerian Gas Marketing Company(NGC) as
well as the managing director of the Port Harcourt Refinery.

Similarly, the Managing Director, Petroleum Products Marketing
Company (PPMC), Mr. Musa Lawal and Group General Manager, Group
Public Affairs Dr. Kennie Obateru, are said to be due for
retirement in September this year.

“There is going to be a massive shake-up at the NNPC following
the 19 vacant positions that we now have in the corporation. You
will recall that the COO Downstream, Mrs Lauretta retired since
December 2020 and she is representing South-east in the NNPC
management level.

“No one has replaced her yet and by implication, there is no
representation from the South-east. Instead, Engineer Adeyemi
Adetunji who is COO Ventures and Business Development has been seen
severally in public events acting as COO Downstream.

“The MD PPMC, Musa Lawal and GGM Group Public Affairs Dr Kennie
Obateru are also due for retirement sometime in September this
year. Don’t forget that the MD of Nigerian Gas Marketing Company,
and MD of PH Refineries have all retired without replacement.

“It is expected that someone from the SE will be promoted to COO
to replace Mrs Ndupu. Some persons have been working in those
positions in acting capacity,” the online medium quoted the NNPC
source as saying.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) may any time
from now carry out a major exercise to fill about 19 existing
vacant positions in the company, which may also see the
redeployment of several top officials, following the planned
shake-up.

Quoting top government sources yesterday, an online medium, The
Whistler, said that some of the 19 management positions that are
yet to be occupied are due to statutory retirements by some
employees of the company, starting from December last year.

It stated that for instance, the position of Chief Operating
Officer ( Downstream) has been vacant since December 2020 when Mrs.
Lawrencia Ndupu statutorily retired from that position. Ndupu, who
represented the South-east region at the top management level of
the NNPC had yet to be replaced since her retirement.

The implication of this, according to the sources is that there
is currently no representation from the South-east at that level of
management at the NNPC, adding that the Chief Operating Officer
(COO) Ventures and Business Development has been seen several times
in public events acting in that position lately.

It was also gathered that replacements would be announced to
fill the vacant positions left due to the retirement of the
managing director of the Nigerian Gas Marketing Company(NGC) as
well as the managing director of the Port Harcourt Refinery.

Similarly, the Managing Director, Petroleum Products Marketing
Company (PPMC), Mr. Musa Lawal and Group General Manager, Group
Public Affairs Dr. Kennie Obateru, are said to be due for
retirement in September this year.

“There is going to be a massive shake-up at the NNPC following
the 19 vacant positions that we now have in the corporation. You
will recall that the COO Downstream, Mrs Lauretta retired since
December 2020 and she is representing South-east in the NNPC
management level.

“No one has replaced her yet and by implication, there is no
representation from the South-east. Instead, Engineer Adeyemi
Adetunji who is COO Ventures and Business Development has been seen
severally in public events acting as COO Downstream.

“The MD PPMC, Musa Lawal and GGM Group Public Affairs Dr Kennie
Obateru are also due for retirement sometime in September this
year. Don’t forget that the MD of Nigerian Gas Marketing Company,
and MD of PH Refineries have all retired without replacement.

“It is expected that someone from the SE will be promoted to COO
to replace Mrs Ndupu. Some persons have been working in those
positions in acting capacity,” the online medium quoted the NNPC
source as saying.