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)
- President, Miners Association of Nigeria
Mr. Dele Ayanleke
Member Representative of extractive companies (mining) - 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.
- 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
- Olasupo, Abdel-Jeleel Taiwo
Member
Representative of South -West
13.
Chief Israel Ikechukwu Ikwuegbu
Member
Representative of South – East
- Dr. Stephen Leo Akpan
Member
Representative of South – South - 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.
