THE Senate has confirmed the appointment of four nominees as members of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NPRA).
The nominees are Idaere Gogo Ogan (Chariman), Farouk A. Ahmed (Chief Executive Officer), Abiodun Adeniji Executive Director Finance and Accounts) and (Ogbugo Ukoha), Executive Director, Distributions System, Storage, Storage and Retail Infrastructure).
The confirmation of the nominees followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on Downstream Petroleum Sector during plenary.
The report was presented by the chairman of the committee, Senator Sabo Mohammed (Jigawa South-West).
The chairman in his presentation, said that their appointments were in accordance with the provisions of section 34(3) of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021.
According to him, the nominees possess the technical knowledge and professional expertise to be chairman, chief executive officer and executive directors of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority.
Mohammed told the Senate that his committee did not receive any positions against their nominations for appointments. Adding that they were cleared by the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), Department of State Services (DSS) and possess the code of conduct acknowledgement slips.
