Date Published: 05/17/10

President makes new appointments

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has made new appointments.

Chief Mike Oghiadomhe is the new Chief of Staff to the President, while Malam Hassan Tukur becomes Principal Secretary to the President.

Mr. Ima Niboro is now Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, to the President.

In a related development, Mr. Austin Oniwon has been appointed Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. Oniwon who hails from Okene in  Kogi State, was until his appointment,  the Group Executive Director, Refineries and Petrochemicals, of NNPC.

The President has also directed a comprehensive audit of NNPC accounts. The Finance minister is to engage the services of a world class auditing firm to carry out the audit.

The President thanked the outgoing Principal Secretary to the President, David Edevbie, and out going GMD, NNPC, Shehu Ladan, for their services and wished them well in their future endeavours.