The Omamigho of Great Okpe kingdom, Okakuro Dr Anthony Aghogho Owumi has express immense confidence in the ability of newly appointed Non-Executive Director of NNPCL, Austin Avuru to deliver on his position given his rich resume and antecedent in the Oil and Gas Sector.
Okakuro Owumi in a statement made available to RERO TV, described Avuru’s appointment as a square peg in a square hole, affirming his trust in his administrative prowess.
A geologist by training, Avuru has spent over 40 years in the Nigerian oil and gas sector and was Managing Director of Platform Petroleum Limited and in 2010 became the pioneer CEO of Seplat Ltd, a company he co-founded.
Under his leadership, Seplat was dually listed on the London Stock Exchange and Nigeria Stock Exchange.
Avuru is a fellow and past President of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE), a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
He is the author of “Politics, Economics & the Nigerian Petroleum Industry” and co-author of “Nigerian Petroleum Business, A Handbook”. He won the 2013 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Master Class Category for Nigeria and the West African Sub-region.
“I write to Congratulate my big boss, mentor and man that brought me into the World of Oil and Gas, Former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of SEPLAT Energy Plc, Mr Austin Avuru on your well deserved appointment as Executive Director NNPCL.
” Sir, Your expert contributions to the Oil and Gas industries is well documented and We know you will deliver and transform the Oil and Gas Sector in the region and beyond.
” I have no doubts in your capacity to deliver on your mandate by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as i see your appointment as a square peg in a square hole.
“It is my prayer that you will advance the Oil and Gas Industry to insurmountable heights just like you have done in other sectors that you overseen”. He concluded
Signed
Okakuro Dr Anthony Aghogho Owumi (JP)
The Omamigho of Great Okpe kingdom
