The Former managing director of The Nigerian National Petroleum Company [NNPC] Maikanti Baru is dead.
His death was Made known to public by the current GMD of the state oil run company, “Mele kyari”.
He said:
“My brother, my friend and my mentor, Dr Maikanti Kachalla Baru, immediate past GMD of NNPC died late last night,”
“He was of exemplary character and disposition. May Allah forgive him and have mercy upon him.”
My brother, my friend and my mentor, Dr Maikanti Kachalla Baru, immediate past GMD of NNPC died late last night. He was of exemplary character and disposition. May Allah forgive him and have mercy upon him.
— Mele Kyari, OFR (@MKKyari) May 30, 2020
Maikanti Kacalla Baru was a Nigerian Engineer crude oil marketer and the 18th Group Managing Director of the Nigeria’s state oil firm, “Nigerian National petroleum cooperation” (NNPC). He served in the position from July 2016 to July 2019 and had previously served as the Group General Manager (GGM) of National Petroleum Investment Management Services.
Dr. Maikanti Baru was awarded as Forbes Africa Oil and Gas Man of the Year 2017.
Baru was also a fellow of Nigerian society of Engineers and Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
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