ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). The requests followed the resignation of Engineer Farouk Ahmed of the NMDPRA and Gbenga Komolafe of the NUPRC. Both officials were appointed in 2021 by former President Buhari to lead the two regulatory agencies created by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). To fill these positions, President Tinubu has written to the Senate, requesting expedited confirmation of Oritsemeyiwa Amanorisewo Eyesan as CEO of NUPRC and Engineer Saidu Aliyu Mohammed as CEO of NMDPRA. The two nominees are seasoned professionals in the oil and gas industry. Eyesan, a graduate of Economics f...
According to the United Nation who said yesterday monday that,at least 21 people were killed,40 wounded and dozens of houses burned down in this weekend attacks aimed at Hutus in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.U.N spokesman Amouzoun Codjo Martin said the weekend attacks were carried out by members of two militias,the Nande-dominated UPDI and the NDC,which is mostly made up of Nyanga,and another local ethnic group.The U.N said in a statement that ''The fighting had reached an alarming level and could cause a large scale of violence in the region,as well as displacement of civilians.The U.N has also receive reports of looting,abduction and rape over the past few days''.Tensions have spiked between the Hutu and neighboring communities since Congo's army launched a military offensive last year against the FDLR,displacing large numbers of fighters and Hutu civilians.Congolese troops and U.N peacekeepers were forced to fire inti the air last wednesday in a nearby town to disperse Hutu and Nande villagers after the two groups clashed with machetes and batons.One more photo below.
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