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...
Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode today monday declared the 2016/2017 Legal Year open,urging members of the bar and the bench to come up with innovative reforms so that the Lagos State Judiciary will continue to retain its pride of place in Nigeria.The Governor,who spoke during a church service to commemorate the beginning of the Legal Year,held at the Cthedral Church of Christ,Marina,said the synergy of the Executive and the Judiciary was pivotal to the success of any administration,just as he restated his administration's commitment to enthrone the rule of law and protect the less privileged.He thanked the JUddiciary for the support given to his administration in the last 16 months,urging them to continue to discharge their duties without fear or favour to ensure peace continues to reign in the State.Governor Ambode while acknowledging that the task of delivering justice to the citizenry was tough,however,expressed optimism that the judicial arm of government represented by the Lagos State Judiciary remains the only and the last hope of the citizenry in the State.''We are gathered here again today,just the same way we came last year to seek his protection and guidance I just want to urge all of you in the judicial sector that we should discharge our duties with the fear of God,'' Governor Ambode said.Earlier,Provost of the Cathedral,Revd Akinyemi Johnson,commended Governor Ambode for finding time to attend the event,while also alluding to the strides that the State has recorded since the Governor assumed office.More photos below.
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