Kyari’s Retention as NNPC Limited GCEO a Reward for Hardwork
The GCEO’s reaction to his reappointment was a positive sign that he got the president’s message about the job ahead. A statement issued by the company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, said the GCEO requested stakeholders excited by his reappointment not to send him goodwill messages but to support the company to achieve its mandate.
He said the appointment was a challenge to which he would commit himself in order to stabilise the oil industry and improve service delivery to increase revenue. The oil chief emphasised the importance of all stakeholders’ commitment to driving revenue growth and fortifying resilience for the naira and the economy.
Speaking to Journalists in Abuja on Mele Kyari’s reappointment, Engineer Kailani Muhammad, an All Progressive Congress (APC) chieftain, said “We celebrate this moment not just because Mele Kyari remains in the leadership role, but because he has become a pivotal figure in Nigeria’s Oil and Gas sector.”
The comment reflected the general positive feelings among stakeholders in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. It’s a perception of Mele Kyari that appreciates his stabilizing role in the industry and the impacts of the initiatives he has institutionalized. A perception that assesses his impact on the economy of the country vis-à-vis the negative domestic and international operating environments.
The last four years of NNPCL under Mele Kyari have been momentous for the oil industry and for Nigeria’s economic wellbeing. Under him, NNPC transited to a commercial profit-making business entity.
Now it is on the path of achieving its potential of leading Nigeria towards a future of energy sufficiency, while playing in the big league with other energy powerhouses of the world.
Focus on human capacity development, gas development, refinery rehabilitation and other initiatives that will support the downstream sector and scale output in the upstream sector are helping the country navigate through economic crisis.
Mele Kyari’s digital automation of the company’s processes, which enabled the activation of the Business Continuity Plan (BCP), mitigated the effects of COVID-19 on Nigeria and brought about efficiency, high performance, and sustenance of the NNPCL’s operations post-pandemic.
Through the NNPC IT Division, the GCEO automated the Key Performance Indicator Dashboard across the entire IT Enterprise and Architecture, thereby improving reporting efficiency and real-time performance tracking.
The GCEO also activated Microsoft Enterprise Additional Licenses for NNPC Digital Transformation initiatives, leading to an estimated cost-saving of over $1 million for the company.
It was little wonder that while the president’s spokesman was announcing his reappointment, Mele Kyari and the NNPCL were also announced as winners of the 2023 Nigeria GovTech Awards for exceptional service delivery in the public sector.
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While the NNPCL won the Best Federal MDA in Digital Initiatives in Reengineering Government Processes Award, the GCEO was given the Distinguished GovTech Trailblazer Award.
Mele Kyari must continue to be as professional as he’s been to retain the confidence of President Tinubu. It’s evident that no consideration weighs heavier in Tinubu’s assessment of appointees than performance.
Mele Kyari must justify Tinubu’s confidence in his abilities. He must also make his doubters jettison their skepticisms and force his detractors to apologize.
