Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Sarki Auwalu and as substantive Director Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR).
A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said Auwalu’s is for an initial term of four years.
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Mr Auwalu, a chemical engineer, has been a driving force of the DPR, which he joined in 1998 as Principal Chemical Engineer.
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.
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).
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