Nigeria, Oct. 30 -- A former Principal Private Secretary to Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Mrs Jumoke Gafar, has been appointed Secretary to the Board/Authority and Legal Adviser of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved Gafar's appointment, subject to the completion of statutory processes under Section 46 of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).

The appointment was disclosed in a State House press release issued on Friday, October 30, 2026, by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, and obtained by The Informant247.

Reacting to the development, a member representing Share/Oke-Ode State Constituency at the Kwara S...