President Buhari Appoints Dr. Emmanuel Kachikwu As Group Managing Director NNPC

President Muhammadu Buhari has relieved Doctor Joseph Dawha of his appointment as the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, says the President has subsequently appointed Doctor Emmanuel Kachikwu as Doctor Dawha’s replacement.

    Doctor Kachikwu, until his new appointment, was the Executive Vice Chairman and General Counsel of Exxon-Mobil (Africa).He hails from Onicha-Ugbo in Delta State.He is a First Class Graduate of Law from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and the Nigerian Law School.He also has Masters and Doctorate Degrees in Law from the Harvard Law School.

He started his working career with the Nigerian/American Merchant Bank before moving on to Texaco Nigeria Limited where he remained for about eight years before joining ExxonMobil. The statement added that the President also approved the appointment of Professor Umaru Danbatta as the new Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission.

Professor Danbatta, who holds a Doctorate Degree in Electronic Engineering, takes over from Doctor Eugene Juwah, whose tenure expired on Twenty-ninth of July, 2015. The new NCC Chief Executive’s other academic qualifications include a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic Engineering and Telecommunications as well as a Master’s Degree in the same field.