President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the reconstitution of a 15-man National Stakeholders’ Working Group (NSWG) for Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI).
The NSWG which has the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume as Chairman, include the following members:
- Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, – Zacch Adedeji – Member, Government Representative
- Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC Ltd, – Mele Kyari – Member, Representative of extractive companies (oil and gas)
- Oil Producers Trade Section, Lagos Chamber of Commerce (OPTS) – Mr. Oghenegwueke Ajafia – Member
- President, Miners Association of Nigeria – Mr. Dele Ayanleke, Member Representative of extractive companies (mining)
- Representative of the Civil Member (To be elected by the CSOs).
The OSGF has written to the CSOs through NEITI to elect & present their representative and the process is on.
- Engr. (Mrs.) Nkechi Isigwe – Member Representative of Women/ Geo-scientist. Former President, Association of Professional Women Engineers. Extractive Industries Expert.
- President NUPENG – Comrade Willians Apkoreha, Member – Representative of industries Union in oil and gas.
- Barr. Musa Abdullahi Lawan, Member – Representative of North –West Zone
- Abubakar Mu’azu, Member – Representative of North – East Zone
- Amb. Matthew Sunday Adoli, Member – Representative from North – Central Zone
- Olasupo, Abdel-Jeleel Taiwo, Member – Representative of South -West
- Chief Israel Ikechukwu Ikwuegbu, Member – Representative of South – East
- Dr. Stephen Leo Akpan, Member – Representative of South – South
- Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, Secretary to the NSWG – Executive Secretary/CEO (in Office on 5-year Single Tenure)
The inauguration of the Board will be announced in due course.
Segun Imohiosen
Head, Information & Public Relations
For: Secretary to the Government of the Federation
