The senate has confirmed the appointment of Adama Oluwole Oladapo as the Executive Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund Board (NMDGIFB).
This is coming over a month after President Bola Tinubu approved the appointment of a governing council and an Executive Director for NMDGIFB.
The resolution and confirmation by the upper legislative chamber followed its approval of the recommendation of the Committee on Gas and Petroleum Resources (Downstream) that had screened Oladapo.
Nominee qualified, meets all requirements
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the confirmation after he was cleared through a voice vote during the plenary.
The new director was screened by members of the Senate Committee on Gas and Petroleum Resources during the committee’s meeting.
The Chairman of the Committee, Agom Jarigbe, who represents Cross River North under the PDP platform, said his committee recommended the confirmation of Mr Oladapo’s appointment.
He said Mr Oladapo possessed all the necessary professional qualifications and expertise to manage the affairs of the nation’s gas industry board.
He said the new director of the gas infrastructure fund board meets all the requirements mandated by the law to pilot affairs of the agency.
Mr Jarigbe, therefore, urged his colleagues to support the confirmation of Mr Oladapo.
The senators subsequently supported the confirmation of the appointment through a voice vote.
What you should know
- President Bola Tinubu had earlier in January 2024, approved the appointment of the Executive Director and the governing council of the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF) to be domiciled in the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
- According to a statement from the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, those appointed include;
- MDGIF Governing Council Chairman — Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Gas)
- MDGIF Executive Director — Oluwole Adama
- MDGIF Governing Council Secretary — Joseph Tolorunshe
- NMDPRA Chief Executive — Farouk Ahmed
- Representative of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
- Representative of the Federal Ministry of Finance
- MDGIF Independent Member — Amina Maina (North-East)
- MDGIF Independent Member — Edet David Ubong (South-South)
MDGIF Independent Member — Tajudeen Bolaji Musa (South-West)
