The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mallam Mele Kyari has refuted any relationship at all between NNPC workers and offshore petroleum blending units which purportedly hinders local procurement of petroleum products.
Kyari, addressing the allegations in a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, stated, “I do not own or operate any business directly or by proxy anywhere in the world with the exception of a local mini Agric venture. Neither am I aware of any employee of the NNPC that owns or operates a blending plant in Malta or anywhere else in the world.”
The Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote had alleged that NNPC personnel were involved in offshore operations which is affecting local production.
Kyari however countered these claims by emphasising that “a blending plant in Malta or any part of the world has no influence over NNPC’s business operations and strategic actions.”
In addition, he assured that any employee discovered to be participating in such activities will be subject the NNPC’s compliance sanction grid.
“For further assurance, our compliance sanction grid shall apply to any NNPC employee who is established to be involved in doing so if availed and I strongly recommend that such individuals be declared public and be made known to relevant government security agencies for necessary actions in view of the grave implications for national energy security,” he added.
This follows the change in investment strategies by NNPC towards the Dangote refinery.
Recently, Dangote had disclosed that NNPC’s stake in the Dangote Refinery has reduced to 7.2% from the initially planned 20%
