NNPCL Appoints Soneye As New Spokesperson

The management of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has announced the appointment of Olufemi Oladapo Soneye as the new chief corporate communications officer.

A statement signed by the management and posted on NNPCL’s social media handles read as follows: “We are delighted to announce the appointment of Olufemi Oladapo Soneye as our chief corporate communications officer (CCCO).

“Soneye, a seasoned journalist with full-time and freelance experiences at some of the world’s most respected publications in Nigeria, Australia, and the United States of America, will lead our Corporate Communications team and drive our brand penetration, strategic communications initiatives, and stakeholder management.

“He is a member of reputable bodies, including the Nigerian Union of Journalists, National Association of Black Journalists, Society of Professional Journalists, and the Guild of Corporate Online Media Publishers.

Soneye is the former President of the Nigerian Media Practitioners, Washington, D.C.

“We look forward to his valuable contributions to our Company.”

Recall that its former CCCO, Garba Deen Mohammad, retired last month following a compulsory early retirement policy of the company.

The NNPCL had in September announced compulsory retirement for all its management staff with less than 15 months to statutory retirement.

The company said this was in a bid to pursue its effective organisational renewal to support the delivery of its strategic business objectives.

“In our bid to pursue effective organisational renewal to support the delivery of our strategic business objectives, it has become imperative to rejuvenate our workforce.

“Consequently, in addition to the recent exit of three Executive Vice Presidents, other Management Staff with less than 15 months to statutory retirement will be exiting the Company effective 19th September 2023,” it had said.