The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has explained that the recent staff movements in the corporation were normal replacement and backfill exercise to bridge the gap occasioned by the impending retirement of some management staff, among others. NNPC spokesman Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, in a statement in Abuja yesterday, said the exercise involved statutory retirement of 11 of its senior management staff as well as redeployment of 19 others.
He said such replacements were always effected before the final exit of the concerned staff. He said in all 30 senior staff were affected by both the statutory retirements and redeployment. He gave the list of staff on statutory retirement between 1st May and 31 July this year to include: General Manager, Chad Basin, Aniya Francis Umaru, who is from the north-east and retired on May 6, 2019; Adewale Solomon Ladenegan, Managing Director, KRPC, from the south-west and retired on May 13th, 2019; and Musa Sulyman Gimba, Group General Manager, NNPC Leadership Academy, who also is from the north-east and retired on May 14, 2019. Others include: Umma Ayuba Musa, who is the General Manager, HR & Admin Services, Duke Oil, from North-west and retired on May 19, 2019; Emmanuel–Ate Mariagoretti Ndidi, General Manager, Support Services, NGC, from the south-south and retires on May 30, 2019; Tsavnande Thaddeaus Atighir, Executive Director, Operations, from the north-central; Okor Ovieghara, General Manager, Upstream/TA to GMD, from south-south; Barau Mohammed Kabir, Managing Director, NGMC, from north-west. Also, on the retirement list are: Dawaki Salihi Abubakar, the General Manager NLNG, LIMS, from the north-west; Ibrahim Aminu Bagudu, the Executive Director, ETSD, NPDC, who is from the north-west and Yusuf Shimingah Matashi, the Managing Director, NPDC, who hails from the north-west and retires on 17 July, 2019. Mr. Ughamadu also named the following to be among the 19 staff that were redeployed: Anas Mustapha Mohammed, Usman Faruk, Ali Muhammed Sarki, Osarolube Ezekiel, Ihya Aondoaver Mson, Isah Abubakar Lapal, Umar Hamza Ado, Garba Adamu Kaita, Ossai Uche, Usman Umar, Ehizoje Tunde Ighodaro, Ahmed Mohammed Abdulkabir and Lere Isa Aliyu. Others are: Richard-Obioha Maryrose Nkemegina, Dikko Ahmed, Ibrahim Sarafa Ayobami, Usman Yusuf, Sambo Mansur Sadiq and Buggu Louis Tizhe. The NNPC spokesman said it was usual for the corporation to obtain necessary approvals on replacements of retiring staff ahead of schedule, saying this was the case with the recent exercise that takes effect as at when the retiring staff departs at various times within the period.
