The Department of Petroleum Resources has sacked six out of its seven Deputy Directors.
The affected Deputy Directors, according to the newspaper are Head, Corporate Services, Isa Tafida; Head, Engineering and Standard, Engr. Akann Musa; Head, Downstream Monitoring and Regulation, Mohammed Alaku; Head, Upstream Monitoring and regulation, Enorense Amadasu; Head, Safety, Health and Environment, Olusanya Bajomo; Head,Planning, Johnson Ajewole; and Head, Gas Monitoring and Regulation, Musa Zagi.
Among those promoted as replacement are Mallam Ciroma in place of Tafida; Garba Salihu as new Head of Upstream Monitoring and Regulation; A.A. Balogun to replace Bajomo as Head, Safety, Health and Environment; Babajide Fasina as new Head of Planning; and I.Y. Abubakar to as Head, Gas Monitoring and Regulation.