Timipre Sylva and Mele Kyari are two of a kind changing the oil & gas industry.
This is an extraordinary accomplishment in view of recent history where rivalries and insubordination have defined relationships between the minister of state petroleum and the GMD of NNPC. These are two different people who have found common grounds and aggregate a progressive vision for the oil sector. The two are perfectionists who’re known not to compromise and who;re willing to go the extra mile to achieve their ambitions.
It started off with NNPC developing a five-step approach to attain global excellence via the TAPE agenda , with the active support of the minister of state who has acted has a bulwark for Kyari;s transparency initiatives. Kyari, working with Sylva, was able to restore oil production in the community and get youths of the area engaged, thereby bringing peace and stability to a hitherto volatile community. It is easy to downplay the significance of that development, but when you think of how many years production had stopped in the area and what Nigeria and the community were losing, then the impact of the action would be better appreciated.