President Bola Tinubu has sacked Simbi Wabote as the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and replaced him Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe as his successor.
The Spokesman to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, stated this in a statement made available on Thursday.
According to the statement, a new Council of the NCDMB, to be chaired by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has been appointed by the President.
Other members are Oritsemyiwa Eyesan, Executive Vice President Upstream of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited; and Gbenga Komolafe, Commission Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission.
Also in the NCDMB Board are Bekearedebo Augusta Warrens, Nicolas Odinuwe, Raphael Samuel, Sadiq Abubakar and Olorundare Sunday Thomas.
Ngelale also explained that the new appointments were made in line with Sections 71(1), 72, and 73 of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act (2010).
The statement reads in part, “President Tinubu expects this highly qualified body of experts to discharge their duties with his patriotic resolve to significantly enhance indigenous industry participation in the energy sector as part of the Renewed Hope Agenda’s mandate to achieve the goal of 70 percent indigenous content and participation in the nation’s energy industry during the lifespan of this administration”.
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