Shake-up In NDDC As Acting DG Redeploys Management Staff

There is mass shake-up at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), with the immediate redeployment of many management staff.

The Acting Managing Director of the Federal Government’s intervention agency, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, made the disclosure on Wednesday night, in a statement by her
Special Assistant (Media), Bekee Anyalewechi.

The redeployment is part of ongoing efforts to improve service and project delivery by the commission..

It was stated that a memo signed by Semenitari, a former Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, announced the movement of 21 officers to new responsibilities, covering Legal Services, Procurement, Project Monitoring and Supervision, Administration, Environmental Protection and Control, as well as Education, Health and Social Services.

Other officers were also redeployed to Youths, Sports, Culture and Women Affairs, Information Technology, Special Duties, Community and Rural Development, Agriculture and Fisheries, Corporate Affairs, Project Management and SERVICOM Unit, while others were reassigned in seven state offices, namely, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo, Imo, Rivers and Ondo.

Credit: Nation

Why We Cut Down Management Staff- New NNPC Boss

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, on Thursday explained said it downsized its workforce by pruning the top management staff from 122 to 83 in order to save cost.

The new Group Managing Director, Emmanuel Kachikwu, had announced that the corporation’s operational directorates had been cut down from eight to four, with new Group Executive Directors (GEDs) appointed to take charge, while 38 others were asked to proceed on their retirements.

The former eight directorates included Exploration & Production; Refineries & Petrochemical; Engineering and Technical; Gas & Power; Commercial & Investment; Corporate Services; Finance & Accounts, and Business Development.

Under the new arrangement, the four new directorates headed by Group Executive Directors (GEDs) include Exploration & Production, led by Maikanti Baru; Finance & Services (Isiaka Abdulrazaq); Refining & Technology (Dennis Ajulu), and Commercial & Investment (Babatunde Adeniran).

Mr. Kachikwu had explained that the reduction in the number of the corporation’s management staff was in line with the Federal Government’s aspiration to transform it into a lean, efficient, business-focused, transparent and accountable national oil company, NOC, in keeping with international best practices.

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