09 August 2015, Sweetcrude, Lagos, Nigeria – The Management of Total E&P Nigeria Ltd. announces the appointment of Mr. Ahmadu-Kida MUSAas Deputy Managing Director, DeepWater District based in Lagos with effect from August 1, 2015. He replaces Mr. Charles NGOKA who has proceeded on retirement.
Ahmadu-Kida is a dynamic and focused manager with 30 years outstanding career in oil and gas operations & management. He is a 1984 Engineering graduate (B.Eng. Civil) of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Petroleum Engineering from the prestigious Institut Francais du Petrole ( IFP), Paris, France.
He attended various management and technical courses at the University of Port Harcourt, Harvard Business School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, amongst others. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, a Member of various bodies including the Council of Registered Engineers of Nigeria, Nigeria Institute of Management, Society of Petroleum Engineers International and Institute of Petroleum, United Kingdom.
Ahmadu-Kida started his professional career in 1985 with Elf Petroleum Nigeria Ltd as a Trainee Engineer and Materials Co-ordinator – Engineering Department and was later appointed to various positions of responsibility in Production, Operations and Projects.
In September 2014, he was appointed to the Board of Total E&P Nigeria Ltd. as Executive Director, Port Harcourt District, a position he held until his present appointment as Deputy Managing Director, Deepwater District.
An avid basketball player, Ahmadu-Kida Musa is Chairman, Rivers State Basketball Association, Member and South-South Zone representative, Nigerian Basketball Federation and Vice-President, Federation of International Basketball Associations, (FIBA) Africa Zone 3 .
Ahmadu-Kida is married with four children.