President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji as the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI.
The appointment which is for a single term of five (5) years in accordance with the provision of Section 12 (2) (a) and 6 (3) of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (Establishment) Act, 2007, takes effect from 19th February, 2021.
Until his appointment, Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji was the Agency’s Director of Communications & Advocacy.
He began his career at the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria and later joined the United Nations Development Programme where he managed several donor-funded projects.
Dr Ogbonnaya holds an MSc degree and PhD in Political Economy and International Development from the University of Abuja.
President Muhammadu Buhari therefore enjoins the new appointee to serve the nation with all sense of responsibility, honesty, diligence and promote good governance in the discharge of his duties.
Dominica Nwabufo
