Nigeria, April 2 -- The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has hailed Bashir Ojulari's appointment as the new Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).

Mr Ojulari is from Kwaran State.

Governor AbdulRazaq called the appointment another big deal for Kwara and its people, coming a few days after the appointment of Ibrahim Oloriegbe as the chairman of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA).

In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, the governor congratulated Mr Ojulari on the appointment and expressed his confidence in the new NNPC boss's capacity to deliver on the president's mandate.

"On behalf of the people and government of Kwara State,...