Dawha, former NNPC GMD is dead

The former Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Joseph Thlama Dawha, is dead, reports Gentechnews.

The NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, confirming this, said Dr. Dawha, died after a brief illness.

Obateru, quoted the NNPC Group Managing Director, Mallam Mele Kyari, in a press statement made available to Gentechnews, as expressing shock over the sudden death of Dr. Dawha, who was the 16th Group Managing Director of the corporation.

Mallam Kyari said that NNPC family gravely mourned the death of the former GMD, who he noted, provided astute leadership and made immense contributions to the progress of corporation.

The NNPC boss described Dr. Dawha’s death as a great loss to not only NNPC but also Nigeria as a whole.

Dr. Dawha was GMD of NNPC between August, 2014 to August, 2015.