Area Managers of all petroleum products depots across the country have been recalled to the headquarters by the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) management.

PPMC is the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC subsidiary in charge of marketing and distribution of petroleum products in the country.

In their stead, Chief Officers considered lower in rank to the recalled managers in the hierarchy of the national oil company have since been directed to take over the depots.

NNPC’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Department, Ohi Alegbe, confirmed the directive to the Area Managers, pointing out that it was part of the on-going reorganization process in NNPC.

“Yes, the Area Managers were asked to return,” Mr. Alegbe said. “There is nothing unusual about it other than that is part of the on-going process by the management to unbundle the NNPC and its subsidiaries and make the organization function better.”

The new directive by the NNPC is seen as an attempt by the new administration to downgrade the position, which has hitherto been headed by personnel of deputy managers’ status.

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