The new Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC Ltd, Bayo Ojulari, has taken over the reins of the company from his predecessor, Mr Mele Kyari.

A statement by NNPC Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Mr Olufemi Soneye disclosed that the handover took place in a brief handover at the NNPC Towers on Friday in Abuja.

Ojulari commended Kyari for his contributions to the growth of NNPC Ltd and his sterling service to the nation.

He disclosed that the objective of his management was to consolidate on the
successes of his predecessor and take the company to the next level.

He said though the targets set for his management were quite enormous, he would be relying on the co-operation of the management and staff of the company, as well as the counsel of his predecessor to achieve set targets.

“I will be counting on your support. I will need it. I will be coming around to seek
your counsel,” Ojulari told Kyari.

Earlier in his remarks, Kyari congratulated Ojulari and thanked the management and staff of the company for their support while in office.

He pledged to do everything within his power to support the new management to
succeed, stressing that he was only a call away.



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