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Tinubu Appoints Omosehin, 3 Others For NCDMB Governing Council

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By Kolawole Ojebisi

President Bola Tinubu has endorsed the nomination of four new members to the Governing Council of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board.

This is contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Thursday.

According to the statement, the appointment is to fill existing vacancies and strengthen the board’s capacity.

The statement added that the approved nominees are Mr. Olusegun Omosehin of the National Insurance Commission and Engr. Wole Ogunsanya of the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria.

Tinubu also endorsed the nomination of Sam Onyechi, who represents the Nigerian Content Consultative Forum and Barrister Owei Oyanbo from the Ministry of Petroleum Resources.

The President encouraged the new members to leverage their expertise and dedication to enhance local content development within Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.

It added, “The nominations arose from the exit of previous institutional representatives from the Governing Council.

“The NCDMB Governing Council, established under Section 69 of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act, 2010, comprises representatives from key institutions.

“These include the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria, the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, the Nigerian Content Consultative Forum, and the National Insurance Commission.”

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