The Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Olufemi Soneye has announced his decision to step aside from his role.
Penpushing reports that Soneye who was announced in October 2023 as the spokesperson of the corporation to replace GarbaDeen Muhammad, who was appointed in August 2021 during a management reshuffle announced his resignation on his Facebook page on Saturday.
The journalist said the decision will allow him to devote more time to his family and attend to personal responsibilities that now require his closer presence, and expressed gratitude to his colleagues for their support and collaboration in helping to shape and amplify the corporation story over the past 20 months.
“Dear Esteemed Colleagues, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to you all for the unwavering support, professionalism, and genuine commitment you’ve shown in helping to shape and amplify the NNPC Ltd story over the past 20 months. Your role in building a vibrant and effective communications presence for our national energy company has been nothing short of invaluable’, he wrote.
“I wish to inform you that I have stepped aside from my role as Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd. This decision will allow me to devote more time to my family and attend to personal responsibilities that now require my closer presence’, Soneye added.
Penpushing further reports that he stated that it has been a profound honour to serve both the company and the country, and to contribute in his own way to the ongoing transformation of the company.
“I am deeply grateful for the trust reposed in me, the opportunities granted, and the incredible professionals both within and outside the organisation with whom I have worked. I remain a steadfast supporter and ambassador of NNPC Ltd wherever I go’, he said.
“I enjoin you, dear colleagues, to continue your robust, balanced, and constructive reportage in support of the company’s noble mission and strategic role in Nigeria’s energy future. With sincere appreciation’, Soneye wrote.
Penpushing also reports that as at the time of his resignation and filing this report it was not immediately clear when a replacement for Soneye would be announced, while it is recalled that President Bola Tinubu earlier in April, President sacked the board of the corporation.
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