President
Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday met top officials of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation in a meeting behind closed-door inside
the Presidential Villa.
A source said the meeting, which was
also attended by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance,
Senator Ahmed Makarfi; and the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs.
Diezani Alison-Madueke, was over the alleged missing $20bn crude oil
sales proceeds.
Makarfi’s committee is currently investigating the issue.
The senator, however, left the venue of the meeting before others and refused to speak with journalists.
The NNPC delegation was led by its Group Managing Director, Mr. Andrew Yakubu.
Meanwhile,
the President has approved the appointment of Mr. Farouk Ahmed as the
Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory
Agency.
The appointment, which takes immediate effect, was
announced in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on
Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati.
Ahmed takes over from the incumbent, Mr. Reginald Stanley, who is retiring after 35 years in service.
The
incoming executive secretary, who is from Sokoto State, is currently
the Managing Director, Nidas Marine Limited, a subsidiary of the NNPC.
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