President Buhari Appoints Sarki Auwalu As Director & DPR

President Buhari Appoints Sarki Auwalu As Director & DPR

PRESIDENT BUHARI APPOINTS SARKI AUWALU AS DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES

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

Mr Auwalu is 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).

From Femi Adesina
The Special Adviser to the President On Nigeria.
(Media and Publicity on NAN)