Five NMDPRA Executive Directors Approved By Senate

 The five nominees to the senate for appointment as Executive Directors of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) were on Tuesday confirmed .

Those confirmed include Francis Alabo Ogaree, Executive Director, Hydrocarbon Processing Plants, Installations and Transportation Infrastructure; and Dr. Mustapha Lamorde, Executive Director, Health, Safety, Environment and Community.

Others were Mansur Kuliya, Executive Director, Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure; Bashir Sadiq, Executive Director, Corporate Services and Administration; and Dr. Zainab Gobir, Executive Director, Economic Regulations and Strategic Planning.

The confirmation of the nominees followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Downstream Petroleum Sector.

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), Senator Sabo Mohammed (Jigawa South-West), in his presentation, recalled that the Senate on Tuesday, 8th February 2022, considered President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the confirmation of the nominees.

The President’s request was in accordance with the provisions of Section 34(3) of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021.