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...
The Minister of Power,Works and Housing,Mr Babatunde Fashola,has assured the OgunState government of the refund of N124 billlion spent on the construction of Federal Roads across the state.Mr Fashola gave this assurance in Abeokuta,the Ogun State capital,on Friday,after he led a team from the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing to Ogun State on an inspection and assessment tour of the federal roads and the ongoing Housing project of the Federal Government in the state.The Minister,who expressed satisfaction with the quality of the roads and flyover inspected,revealed that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government would adequately reimburse the state.Speaking on the plans of the Federal government in the Housing sector,Mr Fashola disclosed that his ministry has started the construction of Federal Housing units along Ajebo road in Abeokuta wwhile another one located at the media village is ongoing.The Minister also added that his ministry has also intervened in the Magboro area of the state which had no electricity for several years with the laying of cables and the provision of power plant.On his part,the Ogun State Governor,Senator Ibikunle Amosun thanked the Federal government for working its talk especially on the reconstruction of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.Governor Amosun called on the Federal government to intervene on some other Federal roads that require urgent attention in the state.In thiss respect,the Governor mentioned the likes of Papalantoro-Ilaro road,Lafenwa-Ayetoro road,and Lagos-Abeokuta old road among others.Governor Amosun also seized the occassion to mention thee fact that no other state in Nigeria has the number of industries that Ogun State currently has.He added that in view of this,Ogun State contributes almost 40 per cent into the Federal purse.Governor Amosun said this should naturally necessitate the need to review the federal allocation sharing formula that comes from the non oil sector in order to adequately compensate Ogun.


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