President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of three new executive commissioners to serve in the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), and the redeployment of one current executive commissioner.
The new appointees have to be confirmed by the senate.
The appointee are Mr Bashir Indabawa, who represents the northwest geopolitical region as the executive commissioner, exploration and acreage management; Mr Kelechi Ofoegbu, southeast, executive commissioner, corporate services and administration (redeployed), Enorense Amadasu, south-south, executive commissioner, development and production, and Mr Babajide Fasina, southwest, executive commissioner, economic regulation and strategic planning.
The president approves this reshuffling and replacement based on his deeply informed assessment of all factors concerning the sector with a view to establishing a regulatory framework and culture that comprehensively disincentivises errant behaviour and incentivizes diligence and rules-based business practice across the industry,” spokesman for the president, Mr Ajuri Ngelale said in a statement.
