President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday relieved
Dr. Joseph Dawha of his appointment as the Group
Managing Director of the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation.

According to a statement by his Special Adviser on
Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President
has subsequently appointed Dr. Emmanuel Kachikwu
as Dawha’s replacement.

Kachikwu, until his new appointment, was the
Executive Vice Chairman and General Counsel of
Exxon-Mobil (Africa).
He hails from Onicha-Ugbo in Delta State.

He is a First Class Graduate of Law from the
University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and the Nigerian Law
School.
He also has Masters and Doctorate Degrees in Law
from the Harvard Law School.

He started his working career with the Nigerian/
American Merchant Bank before moving on to
Texaco Nigeria Limited where he remained for about
eight years before joining ExxonMobil.

Adesina added that the also approved the
appointment of Prof. Umaru Danbatta as the new
Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the
Nigerian Communications Commission.

Danbatta, who holds a Doctorate Degree in Electronic
Engineering, takes over from Dr. Eugene Juwah,
whose tenure expired on July 29, 2015.

The new NCC Chief Executive’s other academic
qualifications include a Bachelors Degree in
Electronic Engineering and Telecommunications as
well as a Masters Degree in the same field.