President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, and Felix Omatsola Ogbe, as Chairman and Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB).
Ogbe is taking over as NCDMB’s Executive Secretary from Simbi Wabote, who has been running the affairs of the board since September 2016, when he was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari and reappointed in September 2020 for a second term.
A statement yesterday in Abuja by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said members of the board include Oritsemyiwa Eyesan (EVC Upstream of the NNPC Limited) and Gbenga Komolafe (CEO of the NUPRC), and five others.
“Senator Heineken Lokpobiri — Chairman/HMS, Petroleum Resources; Felix Omatsola Ogbe — Executive Secretary; Oritsemyiwa Eyesan — Member/EVP Upstream, NNPCL; Gbenga Komolafe — Member/CEO, NUPRC; Bekearedebo Augusta Warrens — member; Nicolas Odinuwe — member; Rapheal Samuel — member; Sadiq Abubakar — member; and Olorundare Sunday Thomas — member,” the statement said.
Also, President Tinubu has appointed four new members into the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) to represent the private sector.
Another statement by Ngelale said the four new council members are: Oluwole Osin (Southwest); Mohammed Mustapha Bintube (Northeast); Olayiwola Yahaya (Northcentral); and Akwa Effion Okon (Southsouth).