A group of women on Friday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for inaugurating the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, with Senator Margret Okadigbo, as the Chairman of the incorporated board.
The Special Assistant to the President on Justice Reform and International Relation, Chief Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu, gave the commendation on Friday in Abuja, shortly after the inauguration of the board.
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She described the event as historic and called on everybody, particularly the southerners to continue to support the unprecedented reform initiated by President Buhari in the oil and gas sector of the nation’s economy.
President Buhari on Friday inaugurated the Board of NNPC with Senator Magareth Okadigbo, a south-easterner as the Chairman/Chairperson of the Board of NNPC incorporated under the new Petroleum Industry Act, 2021.
“By this development, Senator Margret Okadigbo has made history as she will be the first woman to occupy the position.
“We further commended President’s unique opportunity to women as we look forward to more of such unique and targeted appointments in 2022,” Ibekaku-Nwagwu said.
