President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday appointed Dr Thomas M.A John as Acting Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. This was disclosed in a press statement by NNPC on Tuesday through its official Twitter page.

The post read: Buhari appoints Acting Alternate Chairman of NNPC group Governing Board. The President has appointed Dr. Thomas M. A. John as Acting Alternate Chairman of the @NNPCgroup Governing Board.Dr. John, a former Group Managing Director of the NNPC, before the appointment was a member of the NNPC Governing Board.