Tinubu nominates replacements as NMDPRA, NUPRC heads resign

President Bola Tinubu has nominated replacements for the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed, and his counterpart in the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Gbenga Komolafe, following their resignation.

Already, Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the NMDPRA and NUPRC.

A statement by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, explained that the President’s requests followed the resignation of the duo.

Both officials were appointed in 2021 by former President Muhammadu 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.

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Eyesan, a graduate of Economics from the University of Benin, spent nearly 33 years with the NNPC and its subsidiaries.

She retired as Executive Vice President, Upstream (2023–2024), and previously served as Group General Manager, Corporate Planning and Strategy at NNPC from 2019 to 2023.

Mohammed, born in 1957 in Gombe, graduated from Ahmadu Bello University in 1981 with a Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering.

He was announced on Wednesday (today) as an independent Non-Executive Director at Seplat Energy.

His prior roles included Managing Director of Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company and Nigerian Gas Company as well as Chair of the boards of West African Gas Pipeline Company, Nigeria LNG subsidiaries, and NNPC Retail.

He also served as Group Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer, Gas and Power Directorate, where he provided strategic leadership for major gas projects and policy frameworks, including the Gas Masterplan, Gas Network Code, and contributions to the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).

Engineer Mohammed played a pivotal role in delivering key projects such as the Escravos-Lagos Pipeline Expansion, Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline, and Nigeria LNG Train.

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