President Bola Tinubu has approved the removal of Saidu Mohammed as the Authority Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
The President also approved the nomination of Rabiu Umar as the new Chief Executive of the authority, subject to Senate confirmation.
This was contained in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday in Abuja, said the decision was made pursuant to the Petroleum Industry Act 2021.
The Presidency, said the move was aimed at strengthening regulatory effectiveness in the midstream and downstream petroleum sector, in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda.
The new NMDPRA boss is an experienced executive with over 25 years of service across the energy, manufacturing and infrastructure sectors, and also credited with a track record in strategic leadership, operational transformation and large-scale project delivery.
Umar studied Accounting at Bayero University and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School.
The President reaffirmed commitment to capable leadership in key regulatory institutions to advance energy security, sector reforms and sustainable economic growth.
Tinubu thanked the outgoing chief executive for his service and wished him success in future endeavours.
Meanwhile, the most senior official of the authority will oversee operations in acting capacity pending senate confirmation of the nominee.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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