Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, a distinguished Kwara indigene and oil sector expert, on his appointment as the new Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).

Governor AbdulRazaq described the appointment as a significant milestone for Kwara and its people, following closely on President Bola Tinubu’s recent nomination of Senator Ibrahim Yahya Oloriegbe as Chairman of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) — a pivotal agency for Nigeria’s healthcare system.

The Governor commended President Tinubu for the “new honour” bestowed on Kwara and expressed confidence in Ojulari’s capacity to deliver on the President’s mandate for the energy sector.

“On behalf of the people and government of Kwara State, I express our profound appreciation to the President for these A-list appointments. We are very proud to be an integral part of the President’s team,” the Governor says in a statement on Wednesday morning.

“Our prayers, best wishes, and support are with the new appointees and those before them. With stakeholders rallying behind Engr. Ojulari, we are confident that he will take the oil sector to a greater height. We pray that the tenure of Engr. Ojulari and his team records unprecedented success for the country’s oil sector.”