Erin Energy (ERINQ) 10-Q 2017 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. § 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The undersigned hereby certifies, in his capacity as the Principal Executive Officer of Erin Energy Corporation (the “Corporation”), that the Quarterly Report of the Corporation on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and the results of operations of the Corporation.

Date: August 9, 2017	/s/ Sakiru Adefemi (Femi) Ayoade
	Sakiru Adefemi (Femi) Ayoade
	Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)