President Bola Tinubu has nominated six government administrators for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, with three new appointees and three returning administrators awaiting Senate affirmation.
The nominations had been conveyed to the Senate in a letter, in keeping with an announcement issued by the Presidency on Friday, October 30, 2026.
The returning administrators are Abiodun Adeniji, nominated for Finance and Accounts; Ogbugo Kalu Ukoha, for Distribution Systems, Storage and Retailing Infrastructure; and Mustapha Lamorde, for Health, Safety, Environment and Community.
The three new nominees are Mobolaji Tajudeen Musa, for Hydrocarbon Processing Plants, Installations and Transportation Infrastructure; Ogechukwu Modie, for Economic Regulations and Strategic Planning; and Said Abutalib, for Corporate Services and Administration.
If confirmed, the six nominees will serve a five-year time period.
Tinubu urged the Senate to think about the nominations expeditiously, saying the transfer would guarantee “institutional continuity and strengthen the Authority’s oversight capacity.”
The President additionally authorized Jumoke Gafar’s appointment as Secretary to the Board/Authority and Legal Adviser, topic to the statutory necessities underneath Section 46 of the Petroleum Industry Act.
Tinubu had in April appointed Rabiu Abdullahi Umar because the company’s chief government.
