Tinubu Appoints 3 New Executive Commissioners for NUPRC 

Deji Elumoye in Abuja 

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of three new Executive Commissioners for the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) pending their confirmation by the Nigerian Senate.

The President, according to a release issued on Tuesday by his Media Adviser, Ajuri Ngelale, also approved the redeployment of one current Executive Commissioner.

The new appointees are Mr. Bashir Indabawa (North West), Executive Commissioner, Exploration & Acreage Management; Mr. Enorense Amadasu (South South), Executive Commissioner, Development & Production; Mr. Babajide Fasina (South West), Executive Commissioner, Economic Regulation & Strategic Planning; and Dr. Kelechi Ofoegbu (South East),  Executive Commissioner, Corporate Services & Administration (Redeployed). 

The release said President Tinubu approved the reshuffling and replacement based on his deeply informed assessment of all factors concerning the sector with a view to establishing a regulatory framework and culture that comprehensively disincentivizes errant behaviour and incentivizes diligence and rules-based business practice across the industry.