{"id":46235,"date":"2021-01-20T16:15:58","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T15:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=46235"},"modified":"2021-01-20T16:15:58","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T15:15:58","slug":"kyari-mourns-festus-marinho-pioneer-md-of-nnpc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/kyari-mourns-festus-marinho-pioneer-md-of-nnpc\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyari Mourns Festus Marinho, Pioneer MD Of NNPC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2026Says His Achievements Will Be Beacon of Inspiration for Generations<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has lamented the death of the pioneer Managing Director of the Corporation, Chief Festus Remi Ayodele Marinho.<\/p>\n<p>A press release by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, stated that Chief Marinho, who passed away yesterday, was the first and only Managing Director of the defunct Nigerian National Oil Corporation (NNOC) &#8211; the forerunner of NNPC &#8211; and the only one who served twice as Group Managing Director of NNPC having served from 1977-1979 and 1984-1985 respectively. His last appointment was made by President Muhammadu Buhari as Head of State.<\/p>\n<p>In a condolence message to the family of the late NNPC boss, Mallam Kyari described Chief Marinho as \u201cthe Father of Oil &amp; Gas Industry in Nigeria\u201d because of the pioneering roles he played in the crafting of the institutional framework, infrastructural development and international best practices being used in the Corporation till date.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHis role in refinery and pipeline construction and human capacity development are all testimonies of his contribution to national development,\u201d Mallam Kyari stated.<\/p>\n<p>He said Chief Marinho\u2019s visionary leadership provided the foundation for what has come to be known as \u201cNigerian content\u201d, adding that his achievements in the Corporation would be a beacon and inspiration for many future generations of staff and leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was indeed a rare gem and we will surely miss his wisdom and wealth of experience,\u201d the GMD stated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has lamented the death of the pioneer Managing Director of the Corporation, Chief Festus Remi Ayodele Marinho.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":46237,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[8057],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-46235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news","tag-chief-festus-remi-ayodele-marinho"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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