Africa-Press – South-Sudan. President Salva Kiir fired Dr Chol Deng Thon as managing director of the state-owned Nile Petroleum and Gas Corporation (NilePet) for the second time on Friday evening, ending his more than 12-month tenure.
The presidential decree made no mention of Dr Chol, who has led the state parastatal since 2021 when he succeeded Bol Ring Muorwel, who resigned in a similar manner.
Dr Chol initially served in the position between 2017 and 2020.
Kiir in another Republican Decree appointed Eng. Bernard Amuor Makeny as the new managing director.
Makeny has worked in the oil sector for 11 years. He holds a Master’s Degree in Oil and Gas management from the University of Liverpool.
He also has an advanced diploma in network security, a postgraduate diploma in econometrics, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Econometrics and Certificate in Applied Technology.
Makeny’s other qualifications include a Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics and Applied Statistics among others.
He is expected to assume office today, Monday, 16 January 2023.
He takes over as CEO of the state-owned enterprise at a time when his predecessor announced plans to take over oil exploration from contracted consortiums by 2027.
Dr Chol reportedly asked the Revitalized Transitional National Assembly to releiase close to a billion pounds to acquire drilling equipment form China.
But according to the invoice seen by City Review, the machines, that were sent through Nairobi, costed just slightly over $15 million.
“Our team is ready, and they are also working with the service companies to realise the vision of 2027.
“There will be a dedicated and designated company that will be the operator; not the current Nile Pet, per se, but a subsidiary and a company of Nile Pet. Vision 2027 is therefore realizable,” he once told parliament.
According to the peace agreement, Nilepet should be under the ministry of petroleum.
Source: The City Review
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