By Ikenna Asomba
President Muhammadu Buhari had appointed Dr.
Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu to take over from Dr. Joseph Dawha as the Group Managing
Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Notice of the appointment was contained in a
statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr
Femi Adesina. Here is a compilation of 10 facts you need to know about Dr.
Kachikwu.
1. Kachikwu hails from Onicha-Ugbo, a town
in Aniocha North Local Government Area, Delta
State, Nigeria. They are Igbo-speaking people. The town lies on the
Benin-Asaba Express way connecting the west to the East of Nigeria.
2. Kachikwu is a First Class Graduate of Law from
the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and the Nigerian Law School.
3. He holds a Master’s and Doctorate Degrees in Law
from Harvard Law School.
4. Kachikwu started his working career with the
Nigerian/American Merchant Bank Limited (NAMBL), under the Chairmanship of
Alhaji Ibrahim Damcida.
5. Having worked with NAMBL for about seven months,
Kachikwu proceeded to work with TEXACO Nigeria Limited where he served as the General
Manager, Legal, Upstream and Downstream
6. From TEXACO Nigeria Limited, Kachikwu, moved to
Exxon-Mobil (Africa), where he was appointed the Executive Vice Chairman and
General Counsel of Exxon-Mobil (Africa), sometime in 2012.
7. On September 25, 2012, the Society for Corporate
Governance (SCG) celebrated the appointment of Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachiukwu, as
the Executive Vice-Chairman, Exxon Mobil, at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island,
Lagos.
8. Kachikwu is an expert in Petroleum Law and
Practice
9. In 2013, Kachikwu was coronated as the
Odogwu-designate of Onicha-Ugbo, by the Obi of Onicha Ugbo, Agbogidi
Chukwumalieze I. The ceremony tagged “Ida Nzu” took place at the Ezechime
Palace, of the Obi of Onicha-Ugbo.
10. Kachikwu is the publisher of Hints magazine.
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