President Bola Tinubu sacked Saidu Mohammed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) while he was on official duty in Germany.
According to a post by the oil industry regulator via X on
Wednesday at 4:05pm, Mohammed had led delegates from NMDPRA to the Pipeline
Technology Conference (PTC), taking place in Berlin, Germany.
“The Authority Chief Executives, Engr. Saidu Mohammed leads
NMDPRA delegates to the
Pipeline Technology Conference taking place in Berlin,
Germany from 27th to 30th April, 2026,” NMDPRA said.
Two hours after the post was made, Bayo Onanuga, special
adviser to the president on information and strategy, announced that Tinubu has
removed Mohammed as NMDPRA CEO and replaced him with Rabiu Abdullahi Umar.
Mohammed was sacked five months after withdrawing his
decision to join the Seplat board as an independent non-executive director in
December 2025, to lead NMDPRA.
Tinubu had announced Mohammed as NMDPRA’s CEO after Farouk
Ahmed’s resignation on December 17, the same day Seplat disclosed he will be
joining the company’s board.
Following his short tenure, Onanuga said Tinubu thanked
Mohammed for his service and wished him well in his future endeavours.
The spokesperson said Tinubu is committed to ensuring
capable leadership in key regulatory institutions to advance energy security,
sector reform, and sustainable economic growth.
In November 2025, Tinubu also removed Ogbonnaya Orji from
his position as executive secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries
Transparency Initiative (NEITI) while away on a foreign trip.
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