Two non-executive members appointed into NAHCO as board members

Two non-executive members have been appointed in the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company, NAHCO, to serve as board members.

The new appointees; Mr. Abdulhamid Aliyu and Revd. Victor Abimbola Olaiya, replaced Engr. Mohammed Umar (Non-Executive Director), Sir Sunday Nwosu, (Independent Non-Executive Director) and Engr. Solagbade Alabi (Non-Executive Director) who retired from the company on December 31, 2023.

The development was contained in a statement issued on Friday by Tayo Ajakaye, the Assistant General Manager, Corporate Communications, NAHCO, stating that their names have been forwarded to the Nigerian Exchange, NGX, for proper documentation.

Ajakaye further said, the development was also conveyed to NGX in a notice signed by Mr. Bello Abdullahi, the Company Secretary..

According to him, the process of appointing an independent non-executive director who has retired was also under way.

The statement said: “Aliyu is a Fellow of the Institute of Management Specialist (UK) as well as a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants.

“He is a Certified Management Consultant and a Certified Management Specialist by the London Graduate School who holds a Doctor of Business Administration in Oil and Gas (Honoris Causa).

“Born in 1963, Aliyu was awarded a BSc degree in Economics from the University of Maiduguri (1987) and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers.

“He is also a Dealing Clerk of the Nigerian Exchange, a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered).

“Olaiya was born in 1956 and was awarded an Ordinary National Diploma (OND) in Mechanical Engineering by the Yaba College of Technology in 1977 and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ife in 1981.

“He obtained a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Lagos in 1988.

“Olaiya is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) and Nigerian Institute of Management NIM).

“He also trained at the Baptist College of Theology, Lagos, obtaining a Bachelor of Theology degree.

“His extensive three-decade career in the Oil & Gas industry includes in roles such as Facilities Engineer, Drilling Engineering and Operations, and General Manager, Venture Relations Department of the Upstream Affiliates of ExxonMobil.

“In addition to his corporate achievements, Olaiya served as the Chairman of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Lagos Section 61 in 1988 and retired as the pastor of New Insight Baptist Church, Ogudu, Lagos, in October 2021, after nearly seven years of service.”