President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a Governing Council of the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF).
The Fund will be domiciled in the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
According to Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement, the appointees are MDGIF Governing Council Chairman — Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Gas), MDGIF Executive Director — Mr Oluwole Adama and MDGIF Governing Council Secretary — Mr Joseph Tolorunshe
Others are NMDPRA Chief Executive — Engr Farouk Ahmed, representative of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), representative of the Federal Ministry of Finance, MDGIF Independent Member — Ms Amina Maina (North-East), MDGIF Independent Member — Mr Edet David Ubong (South-South) and MDGIF Independent Member — Mr Tajudeen Bolaji Musa (South-West)
The President mandated the appointees to discharge their duties by upholding the highest standards of transparency, discipline, and patriotism in line with his administration’s drive to enhance the role of the gas sector in achieving robust and inclusive economic growth for Nigeria.
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