Ayo Marvel 
The newly appointed Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has officially taken over the reins of the company, pledging to consolidate on the achievements of his predecessor.
He took over the mantle of leadership from his predecessor, Mele Kyari, at an official handover ceremony at the NNPC Towers in Abuja on Friday, April 4, according to a statement by the company’s chief corporate communications officer, Olufemi Soneye.
The new helmsman at the state-owned oil company noted that the objective of his lead management would be to consolidate the successes of his predecessor and take the company to the next level.
He said though the targets set for his management were quite enormous, he would be relying on the cooperation of the management and staff of the company, as well as the counsel of his predecessor, to achieve the set targets.
He commended Kyari for his contributions to the growth of NNPCL and his sterling service to the nation.
“I will be counting on your support. I will need it. I will be coming around to seek your counsel,” Ojulari told Kyari.
In his remarks, Kyari congratulated Ojulari and thanked the management and staff of the company for their support while in office.
The former NNPCL boss pledged to do everything within his power to support the new management to succeed, stressing that he would only be a call away.
President Bola Tinubu had on Wednesday, April 2, sacked Kyari, along with board chairman Pius Akinyelure and other board members.
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