NNPC removes NPDC boss, 49 others in major shake-up – TheNigerialawyer

There has been a massive reorganisation of the top management
staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, as about 50
senior personnel of the oil firm and its subsidiaries have either
been removed or replaced.

It was learnt that the Managing Director of the Nigerian
Petroleum Development Company, Yusuf Matashi, was removed and
replaced by Usman Yusuf, the Senior Technical Assistant to the
Group Managing Director, in the latest reorganisation.

Impeccable sources at the corporation told our correspondent
that other subsidiaries and arms of the corporation that were
affected include the Nigerian Gas Marketing Company, which is the
marketing arm of the Nigerian Gas Company; Kaduna Refining and
Petrochemical Company; and the Liquified Natural Gas arm of the
group.

“Some persons were promoted and others were removed. The
reorganisation affected 50 senior management staff members in all.
The Managing Director of NPDC, Yusuf Matashi, was removed and he
was replaced by Yusuf Usman, the Senior Technical Assistant to the
GMD,” one of the sources stated.

The source added, “There are many others, about 49 of them, but
the removal of the NPDC boss is the prominent one in this latest
reorganisation exercise.”

Another source stated that the development had led to side talks
among workers at the corporation, as some employees of the firm had
expressed displeasure with the latest move.

“Aside from the NPDC, the Nigeria Gas Marketing Company in Warri
was affected. A lot of persons at the Liquified Natural Gas arm of
the corporation in the corporate headquarters were also affected in
the reorganisation. The Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company
was also affected,” the source stated.

The source noted that some persons had argued that the
reorganisation was one-sided and did not show fairness to the six
geopolitical zones of Nigeria, as a greater number of appointees
were from one region.

When contacted on the matter, the Group General Manager, Group
Public Affairs Division, NNPC, declined to make any comment.

In 2017, the corporation witnessed a major shake-up which
affected 55 top executives of the oil firm.

On August 30, 2017, The NNPC’s Group Managing Director, Maikanti
Baru, stated then that the appointments would not only help to
position the corporation for challenges ahead but would help fill
the gaps created by statutory retirement of some officers.

It was observed that Usman, who is now appointed the new boss of
the NPDC, was named as the STA to Baru in the 2017 reorganisation
exercise at the corporation.

Sources at the oil firm confirmed to our correspondent that
details of the reorganisation would be made public in due
course.

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