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Buhari appoints Auwalu as DPR director

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Sarki Auwalu as substantive Director, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) for an initial term of four years.

A statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) described Auwalu, a chemical engineer, as a driving force of the DPR, which he joined in 1998 as Principal Chemical Engineer.

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The new Director is a graduate of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and had his post-graduate studies at Bayero University, Kano, and PETRAD Norway, PetroSkill USA, among other institutions.

Auwalu is Associate Member, Institute of Chemical Engineers, UK; Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers; Member, Nigerian Society of Engineers; and Council of Registered Engineers of Nigeria (COREN).

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