I’m Not On Mass Retrenchment Mission At NNPC, Says Kachikwu

emmanuel-ibe-kachikwuThe Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, has clarified that his mandate in the corporation is not to embark on a mass retrenchment of the workforce but to put in place an efficient, transparent and profit-oriented processes.

In a statement by the corporation yesterday, Kachikwu stated that the mandate given to him by President Muhammadu Buhari is to turn around the entire commercial processes and procedures in order to impact on the overall growth trajectory and operations of the corporation.

According to him, the reduction in the directorate from eight to four at the top management cadre of the NNPC is to refocus and sharpen the business aspiration of the corporation, adding that training and retraining of members of staff to align with the new vision is the next stage of the ongoing reforms.

He pointed out that all Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) Joint Venture (JV) agreements and all other contracts between the NNPC and its various partners would be reviewed to reflect current day realities in the global oil and gas industry.

Kachikwu further reassured that the recent repositioning is to put in place the right set of skills for performance stressing that the new arrangement provides a veritable vista for upcoming professionals in the Corporation to have a speedy career path.

While pledging that the NNPC under his watch would put in place mechanisms that would plug all revenue leakages in the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors, the new oil chief stated that all crude oil proceeds due for the Federation Account would be remitted accordingly.

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