The presidency has reportedly
started looking for a candidate to replace Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, the group
managing director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Daily Times reports that a source from the presidency
has disclosed that Buhari is looking for Kachikwu’s replacement as he cannot be
a minister and still hold the position of the NNPC boss.
According to Daily Post, the president has already
picked out three candidates, including deputy managing director of the Nigeria
Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), Isa Mohammed Inuwa, who used to work as a group
general manager of corporate services in the NNPC.
The race to succeed the NNPC boss began after the
president had sent his name as a ministerial nominee to the Senate. After the
successful screening, Kachikwu is expected to emerge as the Minister of State
for Petroleum Resources, a ministry that Buhari will keenly supervise.
In August, Kachikwu was competing with two other
candidates (Inuwa and Ahmadu-Kida Musa, the general manager of Total E&P
Nigeria Limited) for NNPC GMD post.
Buhari has reportedly added one more name to contest
with Inuwa and Musa for the top job.
Meanwhile, the office of the
Secretary to the Government of the Federation has been mandated to review the
profiles of the three nominees and make a recommendation to the president.
Source: Naij.com
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