Baron Ike
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ( NNPC) Maikanti Baru on Monday, November 14 approved the appointment of new Group Executive Directors (GEDs) and Group General Managers (GGM) for its restructured divisions, as some top officials were either redeployed or seconded to key positions in the corporation, while some were demoted.
Top among those affected was former GGM, Group Public Affairs Division (GPAD), Garba Deen Mohammed, who was downgraded to the General Manager position and replaced by Ndu Ughamadu, a onetime spokesman of NNPC.
Ughamadu was the spokesman of the Corporation under Jackson Gaius-Obaseki’s leadership. He was brought back by Minister of State, Ibe Kachikwu months ago and made GGM, Government and Labour Relations in the office of the GMD. Ughamadu was born on September 24, 1955 in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria.