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Emmanuel Kachikwu took over the leadership of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday
. A first-class graduate of Law from the University of Nigeria (UNN), Nsukka, Enugu state, and the Nigerian Law School, Kachikwu was the executive vice-chairman and general counsel of Exxon-Mobil (Africa).
The new NNPC chief executive also has master’s and doctorate degrees in law from the Harvard Law School. He hails from Onicha-Ugbo in Delta state
. 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
. Kachikwu takes over from Joseph Dawha, who was appointed by former president, Goodluck Jonathan on August 1, 2014. His appointment will be well-received by many of Buhari’s critics, who continue to accuse him of populating federal appointments with northerners.