Posted by In anticipation of their approval by the Nigerian Senate, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of three new executive commissioners to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the redeployment of one incumbent executive commissioner.
The President’s Special Advisor on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, revealed this in a statement on Tuesday.
Enorense Amadasu, Executive Commissioner (South-South), Development and Production; Babajide Fasina, Executive Commissioner (South West), Economic Regulation and Strategic Planning; and Bashir Indabawa, Executive Commissioner (North West), Exploration and Acreage Management; Dr. Kelechi Ofoegbu, Executive Commissioner (Southeast), Corporate Services and Administration (Redeployed).
According to Ngelale, the President authorized the reorganization and replacement based on his well-informed evaluation of all sector-related factors in order to create a regulatory framework and culture that completely disincentivizes irresponsible behavior and rewards diligence and rule-based business practices throughout the sector.