New Boss of NNPC Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu Appointed By President Buhari

Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu on the 2013 cover of Complete Fashion magazine

President Buhari has approved the appointment of Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, to head Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). 

According to an exclusive report on SaharaReporters, President Muhammadu Buhari has today, approved the appointment of the Executive Vice Chairman of ExxonMobil Africa, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, to head Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Kachiku is expected to take over from from Joseph Darwa at the NNPC headquarters in Abuja around 3:00 PM Nigerian time.
Kachikwu who is a trained lawyer, was born and raised in Onicha Ugbo in Aniocha  North local government area of Delta State.

10 Facts You Need to know About the New GMD of NNPC, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu

Posted by Odinaka on Tue 04th Aug, 2015 - tori.ng

Here is a compilation of 10 facts you need to know about Dr. Kachikwu, the new GMD of NNPC appointed by President Buhari

 

President Muhammadu Buhari has today, appointed Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu to take over from Dr. Joseph Dawha as the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
The notice of the appointment was contained in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina.

Here is a compilation of 10 facts you need to know about Dr. Kachikwu.
1. Kachikwu hails from Onicha-Ugbo, a town in Aniocha North Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria.They are Igbo-speaking people. The town lies on the Benin-Asaba Express way connecting the west to the East of Nigeria.
2. Kachikwu is a First Class Graduate of Law from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and the Nigerian Law School.
3. He holds a Masters and Doctorate Degrees in Law from Harvard Law School.
4. Kachikwu started his working career with the Nigerian/American Merchant Bank Limited (NAMBL), under the Chairmanship of Alhaji Ibrahim Damcida.
5. Having worked with NAMBL for about seven months, Kachikwu proceeded to work with TEXACO Nigeria Limited where he served as the General Manager, Legal, Upstream and Downstream
6. From TEXACO Nigeria Limited, Kachikwu, moved to Exxon-Mobil (Africa), where he was appointed the Executive Vice Chairman and General Counsel of Exxon-Mobil (Africa), sometime in 2012.
7. On September 25, 2012, the Society for Corporate Governance (SCG) celebrated the appointment of Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachiukwu, as the Executive Vice-Chairman, Exxon Mobil, at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.
8. Kachikwu is an an expert in Petroleum Law and Practice
9. In 2013, Kachikwu was coronated as the Odogwu-designate of Onicha-Ugbo, by the Obi of Onicha Ugbo, Agbogidi Chukwumalieze I. The ceremony tagged “Ida Nzu” took place at the Ezechime Palace, of the Obi of Onicha-Ugbo.
10. Kachikwu is the publisher of Hints magazine.