The Senate has warned newly appointed executive directors of agencies regulating the midstream and downstream petroleum sectors against administrative sabotage.
By Deborah Hassan
365Daily – The Senate has warned newly appointed executive directors of agencies regulating the midstream and downstream petroleum sectors against administrative sabotage, inefficiency and lack of transparency in the discharge of their duties.
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream, Senator Suleiman Kawu Sumaila (Kano South), gave the warning on Thursday during the screening of seven nominees forwarded by President Bola Tinubu.
Sumaila cautioned against practices capable of frustrating government policies, including deliberate sabotage, institutional bottlenecks and administrative inefficiency.
“Under our watch, we will not tolerate administrative sabotage, lack of transparency, inefficiency or any conduct that undermines the effective implementation of government policies,” he said.
He charged the nominees to uphold professionalism, integrity and accountability, stressing that their responsibility was to protect public interest and implement government policies within their respective mandates.
“Sabotaging public institutions and government policies is ultimately sabotaging the future and economic prosperity of Nigeria,” he warned.
The senator expressed confidence that patriotism, competence and dedication would enable the nominees to contribute to building a petroleum sector capable of driving national economic prosperity.
The seven nominees are Abiodun A. Adeiji, Executive Director, Finance and Accounts; Ogbugo Kalu Ukoha, Executive Director, Distribution, Systems Storage and Retailing Infrastructure; and Mustapha Lamorde, Executive Director, Health, Safety, Environment and Community.
Others are Mobolaji Tajudeen Musa, Executive Director, Hydrocarbon Processing Plants, Installation and Partnership and Transportation Infrastructure; Ogechukwu Olufunmilayo Modie, Executive Director, Economic Regulation and Strategic Planning; Said Abutalib, Executive Director, Corporate Services and Administration; and Jumoke Gafar, Executive Director, Board Secretary and Legal Adviser.