The newly-appointed Group Managing Director (GMD) of the NNPC, Mr Andrew Yakubu, has pledged to ensure transparency, accountability and professionalism in the operations of the corporation.
This is contained in a statement issued by the acting Group General Manger, Public Affairs Division of the NNPC, Mr Fidel Pepple, on Sunday in Abuja.
It quoted Yakubu as saying: “under my watch the NNPC will assiduously seek to reinforce the tenets of accountability and transparency in line with the transformation agenda of the Federal Government.’’
The statement described Yakubu as a man of proven integrity with a huge appetite for hard work and called on all staff members to key into his transformation programme.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that President Goodluck Jonathan had on June 26, ordered the retirement of the erstwhile GMD, Austen Oniwon and appointed Yakubu as the successor.
Yakubu, who joined the NNPC in 1980, was until his recent appointment the Group Executive Director (GED), Exploration and Production.
He was credited with raising the average oil production to 2.4 million barrels per day in spite of the arduous challenges.
The 1979 Chemical Engineering graduate of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria was also credited with championing the divestment process and assignment of equity to the Nigeria petroleum Development Company (NPDC).
Yakubu was also responsible for turning around the Warri Refinery as Manging Director of the Refinery after the plant exploded in 1989.
The new NNPC boss hails from Kaduna State and was born on Sept. 10, 1955, in Unguwar Wakili, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of the state. (NAN)