Fifteen lawmakers have called for the resignation of Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), accusing him of mismanaging the organization and undermining President Bola Tinubu’s agenda.
The lawmakers, under the aegis of The Economy Rescue Group, alleged that Kyari’s leadership has caused challenges for the Tinubu administration.
They urged the President to suspend Kyari pending a forensic investigation by the House of Representatives’ joint Committee on Petroleum.
“We, the 15 concerned lawmakers, state unequivocally that the woes of the oil and gas sector in the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration are caused mainly by the failures and mismanagement of the NNPCL under Kyari’s management,” the group said in a statement.
The lawmakers listed several allegations, including the presence of middlemen in trading, indiscriminate issuance of licenses, and unfair subsidization of petroleum products.
They claimed that Kyari’s actions have negatively impacted the economy and Tinubu’s agenda.
“With all these issues occurring under Kyari’s watch, there is no way the economy can grow. It is therefore obvious that the NNPCL management is undermining and is already undermining Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda through incompetence, and they must be suspended to allow for an unhindered probe,” the group said.
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