The new council members were formally inaugurated at the NGA Dinner & Awards Night on April 19, 202. with Mr. Akachukwu Nwokedi, General Counsel/Company Secretary of Nigeria LNG Limited; in his role as the President.
It has appointed Mrs. Yetunde Taiwo, General Manager of Integrated Gas Development at First Exploration and Petroleum Development Company Limited as 1st Vice President; and Mr Olufisayo Duduyemi Chief Strategy Officer Axxela limited 2nd vice president.
The Working Group has Dr. Excel Ukpohor, Train 7 Project Non-Technical Interface Lead at Nigeria LNG Limited; Mr. Oladeji Olaoti Manager of New Business for Falcon Corporation Limited., as secretary general and deputy secretary general, respectively.
The Executive Council further has Engr. Chukwuemeka Iheme, Lifting Coordinator of Oil Mining Lease, OML 42, Amaranta Oil & Gas Development Company, as Financial Secretary; while Mr. Ikenna Ikonta, Head, Integrity and Optimization for Common Facilities, Nigeria LNG Limited, and Ms. Clare Ohiro, Associate, Templars; serve as publicity secretary and legal adviser, respectively.
Mr. Ed Ubong and Engr. Chichi Emenike serve in the Council as Ex-Officio Members because of their positions at Shell Nigeria Gas Limited, and Neconde Energy Limited, respectively.
An impressive group of chief executive officers, CEOs of international oil companies IOCs and key government officials, among others attended the inauguration.
In his speech as the new president of NGA, Mr. Aka Nwokedi began by reminiscing on how he got involved in the association 17 years ago, when it was first established, to holding varying roles over the last 20 years, culminating in his current role as the President of the NGA.
He noted that the global drive for a net zero future is not only on the front burner in Nigeria but globally, due to global socio-political issues and gas supply challenges. The NGA's continued growth will be crucial to tackling these critical issues
He urged the NGA to act in a timely manner so that it could play a key role in helping unlock the potential of Nigeria’s gas industry.
