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Nigeria Mourns Passing of Former Nation’s Oil Head GMD, Dr. Dawha


Published: Friday August 7, 2020
By: Oilfield Africa Review

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) regrets to announce the demise of its former Group Managing Director (GMD), Dr. Joseph Thlama Dawha. 

Dr. Dawha, died after a brief illness, NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru stated in a release today.

The release said NNPC Group Managing Director, Mallam Mele Kyari, expressed shock over the sudden death of Dr. Dawha who was the 16th Group Managing Director of the corporation. 

Mallam Kyari said that NNPC family gravely mourned the death of the former GMD, who he noted, provided astute leadership and made immense contributions to the progress of corporation. 

He described Dr. Dawha’s death as a great loss to not only NNPC but also Nigeria as a whole.  Dr. Dawha was GMD of NNPC between August, 2014 to August, 2015. 

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