Profile of new NNPC GMD, Maikanti Kacalla Baru.

It is news that Dr. Kachikwu Ibe has been tossed away from NNPC. What was not announced is that he has been technically fired.

He assumes a ceremonial portfolio as minister of state. Like Odien Ajumogobia, he will understand first hand how cabals run a government.

What I know is that there is a new minister of petroleum, and he is the newly appointed GMD of NNPC. This plan has been on the front burner.

Keep Kachikwu for 6 months, fire him and bring in a Fulani brother. This new GMD will report to the president directly. I expect Dr. Ibe Kachikwu to resign soon.

Congratulations to Alhaji Maikanti Kacalla Baru.

Born July 1959, Baru is 57 years old

He is from Jama’are in Bauchi State, in the North-East geopolitical zone, but grew up in Jos, Plateau State.

He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers.

He attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he obtained Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) with a first class honours. He also holds a Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering.

Until his appointment, he was Special Adviser (Upstream) to the Minister of State for Petroleum.

Before he was appointed adviser, he was NNPC’s Group Executive Director, Exploration and Production.

He served as director of the NNPC-owned Carlson Services (UK) Limited between December 7, 2004 and January 25, 2007.

He once served as GGM, Liquefied Natural Gas. 

He was also a GGM, National Petroleum Investment Management Services

He was NNPC’s chief technical negotiator on the West African Gas Pipeline project from July 1999 to April 2004.

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