The Federal Government has appointed Mr Mordecai Danteni Ladan, to oversee
\nthe activities of the Department of Petroleum Resources, a statement
\nposted on the website of the DPR on Monday stated.<\/p>\n
According to the statement, Ladan is to take over from the former DPR
\nDirector, Mr George Osahon, whose tenure elapsed on June 19.<\/p>\n
It said that a memorandum dated June 19, stated that the appointment was
\nwith immediate effect.<\/p>\n
Ladan, according to the statement, is a Petrochemist by profession, who
\njoined DPR in Nov. 23, 1987 as a Senior Analytical Chemist.<\/p>\n
The statement said that Ladan was deployed to the Safety and Environment
\nBranch under the then Technical Services Division.<\/p>\n
It said that Ladan rose through the ranks to occupy various key positions
\nwithin the organisation, including Zonal Operations Controller, DPR
\nKaduna.<\/p>\n
According to the statement, Ladan, having attained the rank of Deputy
\nDirector, was appointed Head, Downstream Monitoring and Regulation
\nDivision in Oct. 2005 to June 2013.<\/p>\n
He was appointed Head, Gas Monitoring and Regulation Division in June 2013
\nto May 2014.<\/p>\n
He later became the Head, Safety, Health and Environment Division in May
\n2014 until his recent appointment.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr Ladan is highly accomplished both professionally and academically; he
\nis Fulbright Scholar (Hubert H. Humphrey, North-South Fellow) where he
\nbagged a Certificate in Environmental and Regulatory Policy \/ Public
\nAffairs June 1991.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe bagged M.Sc. Petrochemicals & Hydrocarbon Chemistry from the
\nUniversity of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology, UK March 1986.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe also has a B.Sc. (Hons) in Chemistry from the Ahmadu Bello University,
\nZaria July 1982; West African School Certificate from the Federal
\nGovernment College, Kano June 1978.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was born on the June 24, 1957 and is married with children,\u201d it stated.<\/p>\n
However, Ms Dorothy Bassey, the Head Public Affairs Unit, DPR, in a
\ntelephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday said Ladan
\nwas appointed on acting capacity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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