The new Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre
Sylva, has assumed duties with a pledge to reposition and chart a way
forward for the Nigerian petroleum sector.
A press release by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs
Division of the NNPC, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, said Chief Sylva pledged to
work with the experts at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
and other departments and agencies under the Ministry to move the
sector forward.
In a welcome ceremony for Chief Sylva at the NNPC Towers in Abuja, the
New Minister of State for Petroleum Resources who was accompanied by
his Wife, Mrs Alanyingi Sylva, stated that with the calibre of
workforce in the Ministry, he is sure that the nation’s Oil and Gas
sector will move to the next level.
Chief Sylva, who is a one-time Governor of Bayelsa State, brings on
the job several years of cognate experience in the petroleum sector.
He contributed immensely to the institution of the Amnesty programme
in the Niger Delta region which, over time, has led to restoration of
peace in the oil producing areas of Nigeria.
Earlier, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum
Resources, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan, reassured Chief Sylva of the
readiness of all members of Staff in the Ministry to support him to
succeed in the onerous task of transforming the Nigerian Oil and Gas
sector for the good of all stakeholders.
On hand to welcome the Minister at the brief ceremony were the Group
Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari; Executive Secretary of
the Petroleum Training Development Fund, Dr. Bello Aliyu Gusau; and
the Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Equalization Fund, Alhaji
Ahmed Bobboi, amongst others.
Comments are closed for this post.