PRESIDENT TINUBU APPROVES RE-CONSTITUTION OF NATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS’ WORKING GROUP FOR NEITI

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the reconstitution of a 15-man National Stakeholders’ Working Group (NSWG) for Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). 

The NSWG which has the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume as Chairman, include the following members: 

1.Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS,

Zacch Adedeji
Member
Government Representative 

2.Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC Ltd, 
Mele Kyari
Member
Representative of extractive companies (oil and gas)

4.Mr. Oghenegwueke Ajafia
Member
Oil Producers Trade Section, Lagos Chamber of Commerce (OPTS)

5. President, Miners Association of Nigeria
   Mr. Dele Ayanleke
   Member Representative of extractive companies (mining)
6. Representative of the Civil Member (To be elected by the CSOs).

The OSGF has written to the CSOs through NEITI to elect & present their representative and
the process is on.

7. Engr. (Mrs.) Nkechi Isigwe
   Member Representative of  Women/ Geo-scientist. Former President, Association of Professional Women Engineers. Extractive Industries Expert.

8.
President NUPENG
Comrade Willians Apkoreha
Member
Representative of industries Union in oil and gas.

9.Barr. Musa Abdullahi Lawan
Member
Representative of  North -West
Zone

10.Abubakar Mu’azu

Member
Representative of North – East
Zone

11.Amb. Matthew Sunday Adoli

Member

Representative from North – Central Zone

12. Olasupo, Abdel-Jeleel Taiwo
    Member
    Representative of South -West

13.
Chief Israel Ikechukwu Ikwuegbu
Member
Representative of South – East

14. Dr. Stephen Leo Akpan
    Member
    Representative of South – South
15. Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji
    Secretary to the NSWG
    Executive Secretary/CEO (in Office on 5-year Single Tenure)

The inauguration of the Board will be announced in due course.