WATCH THE VIDEO HERE The NSWG will be led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume. A statement released on Monday by the director of information in the office of the SGF, Segun Omohiosen, revealed the members to include: “Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, member government representative; group chief executive officer, NNPC Ltd, Mele Kyari, member representative of extractive companies (oil and gas); Oghenegwueke Ajafia, member representative, Oil Producers Trade Section, Lagos Chamber of Commerce (OPTS); president, Miners Association of Nigeria, Dele Ayanleke; member representative of extractive companies (mining).” Others, according to the statement, are: “Representative of the Civil Member (to be elected by the CSOs). The OSGF has written to the CSOs through NEITI to elect & present their representative, and the process is on. “Zone; Abubakar Mu’Azu, member representative of North–East Zone; Amb. Matthew Sunday Adoli, member representative from North-Central Zone; Olasupo, Abdel-Jeleel Taiwo, member representative of South-West; Chief Israel Ikechukwu Ikwuegbu, member representative of South-East; Dr. Stephen Leo Akpan, member representative of South-South; and Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji Secretary to the NSWG. “Executive Secretary/CEO (in office on five-year single tenure) The inauguration of the Board will be announced in due course.”
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Member representative of Women/ Geo-scientist, former president, Association of Professional Women Engineers. Extractive Industries Expert, Nkechi Isigwe; president NUPENG, Comrade Williams Apkoreha, member representative of Industries Union in oil and gas; Musa Abdullahi Lawan, member representative of North-West