President Bola Tinubu has approved three new executive commissioners to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
Tinubu, also approved the redeployment of one current executive commissioner.
This was made known in a statement issued by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Tuesday.
According to the statement, the new executive commissioners are Bashir Indabawa, Executive Commissioner (North West), Exploration and Acreage Management; Dr Kelechi Ofoegbu, Executive Commissioner (Southeast), Corporate Services and Administration (Redeployed); Enorense Amadasu, Executive Commissioner (South-South), Development and Production; and Babajide Fasina, Executive Commissioner (South West), Economic Regulation and Strategic Planning.
Ngelale the President approved the reshuffling and replacement based on his deeply informed assessment of all factors concerning the sector to establish a regulatory framework and culture that comprehensively disincentivises errant behaviour and incentivises diligence and rules-based business practice across the industry.
