Export Council Reshuffles Directors

The Nigerian Export
Promotions Council (NEPC) has redeployed seven directors to kick-start the implementation process of its approved new structures.
According to a statement obtained by The Tide at the zonal office of the Agency in Port Harcourt recently, this followed a comprehensive institutional and functional review.
In the statement which was signed by the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, Mr. Olusegun Awolowo, the review was approved by the erstwhile minister of Industry, Trade and Investment in 2015.
The order is undertaken by KPMG and intended to reposition, re-engineer and proffer reorientation for the organization to fully tackle the challenging task of making the world a market place for the country’s non-oil export products            Awolowo said the exercise had become even more compelling considering the recent free-fall of oil in the world economy.
He said the process would necessitate the imperative to look into the direction of non-oil agricultural products as its replacement.
“Therefore, NEPC naturally becomes the next line of defence for the country’s economy,” he said.
He charged staff of  the agency to give the directors their support as they take on the task of leading the council’s institutional reforms and repositioning.
The NEPC boss expressed the belief that cooperation was needed to enhance the sector’s contribution to the nation’s economic growth.
In the new posting, Mr. Olajide Ibrahim formerly in the office of the Executive Director will now head Product Development while Mr. Henry Otowo will be responsible for the International Export Office.
Also, Mohammed Ibrahim, formerly in the Trade Office, Taiwan, goes to the Corporate Services Department.
Sidi-Aliyu A, hitherto, Director Multilateral and Bilateral Department has been moved to Trade Information while Barr. George Enyiekpon (Zonal Controller NEPC Lagos) is now Director, Export Development and Incentives.
Mathew Iranloye, Director National Export Office Department and Mr. Williams Ezeagu leaves Product Development to Policy and Strategy Department.
With the new organizational structure, the Offices of the Executive Director and Bilateral Departments cease to exist.
All postings became effective January 25, 2016.