*** Mele Kyari assumes office as the NNPC’s 19th group managing director
*** Takes over office from the past GMD, Maikanti Baru
*** Ceremony to take place at the NNPC Towers in Abuja
By Jennifer Y Omiloli
Mele Kyari, the newly appointed group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will take over office today, Monday, July 8.
NNPC said Kyari will take over the office from the past GMD, Maikanti Baru who retired statutorily on Sunday, July 7.
Ndu Ughamadu,the spokesperson for the NNPC, while speaking on Sunday, July 7, in Abuja, said a ceremonial hand over would take place on Monday.
“Statutorily Dr. Baru retired today (Sunday). Today is a Sunday so we had to move the ceremonial hand over to Monday,” Ughamadu said.
Also, the corporation on its official Twitter handle gave details of the hand over ceremony.
Good morning #Nigeria.
Today at the #NNPC Towers, history is made.
Mallam @MKKyari will take over from @DrMKBaru as the 19th GMD of @NNPCgroup.
Stay tuned here for live updates of the epoch-making transition.#BaruHandsOverToKyari #TransitionInNNPC pic.twitter.com/xwK1oE31UQ
— NNPC Group (@NNPCgroup) July 8, 2019
This morning, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari @MKKyari will take over from Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru @DrMKBaru as the 19th Group Managing Director of the @NNPCgroup #BaruHandsOverToKyari #TransitioninNNPC pic.twitter.com/irABeWwFB1
— NNPC Group (@NNPCgroup) July 8, 2019
