Seplat Energy Appoints Independent Non-Executive Directors
December 18, 2025
Seplat Energy Plc has appointed Saidu Mohammed and Larry Ettah as Independent Non-Executive Directors, effective 1 January 2026.
The signed statement was disclosed by its secretary, Edith Onwuchekwa, on Wednesday.
The appointments followed the resignation of Bello Rabiu and Babs Omotowa, who left the Seplat board after being appointed to the NNPCL board by President Bola Tinubu.
According to Seplat, the new directors were selected through its board succession plan to fill the newly created vacancies by the exits.
Mr Mohammed is a seasoned oil and gas executive with over 37 years of experience, particularly in natural gas development, commercialisation, and infrastructure.
He formerly served as Group Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, Gas and Power, at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, where he helped shape key gas policies and frameworks, including the Gas Master Plan, the Gas Network Code, and aspects of the Petroleum Industry Act.
He also played a central role in the delivery of major gas infrastructure projects such as the Escravos–Lagos Pipeline Expansion, the Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano gas pipeline and Nigeria LNG Train 7.
He has held several senior leadership roles, including managing director of the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company and the Nigerian Gas Company, and has chaired the boards of strategic gas and energy firms.
Mr Ettah is a veteran business leader with nearly four decades of corporate experience. He spent 30 years at UAC of Nigeria Plc, rising to the position of Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, a role he held from 2007 to 2018.
During his tenure, he led major restructuring efforts, forged partnerships with global companies and oversaw acquisitions that repositioned the conglomerate for long-term growth.
After retiring from UAC, Mr Ettah founded Barracuda Capital Partners in 2018, where he serves as executive chairman.
He currently sits on several boards, including as a founding director of Coronation Merchant Bank and a non-executive director of Mixta Africa, and has advised companies across the consumer goods and financial services sectors.
In his remarks on the appointments, Seplat’s chairman, Udoma Udoma, said the new directors brought complementary strengths to the board, combining deep industry expertise with strong business leadership.
He said the company is surely looking forward to their unflinching contributions as it pursues its strategic growth objectives.
