Breaking: President Buhari Appoints Another Northerner DPR Director

Breaking: President Buhari Appoints Another Northerner DPR Director

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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of another northerner, Mr Sarki Auwalu as substantive Director, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) for an initial term of four years.

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Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said Mr Auwalu, who is a chemical engineer, had been a driving force of the DPR, which he joined in 1998 as Principal Chemical Engineer.

Adesina said the new Director is a graduate of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and had his post-graduate studies at Bayero University, Kano, and PETRAD Norway, PetroSkill USA, among other institutions.

The presidential aide added that Auwalu is Associate Member, Institute of Chemical Engineers, UK; Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers; Member, Nigerian Society of Engineers; and Council of Registered Engineers of Nigeria (COREN).