NNPCL reacts to calls for Ojulari, Eyesan’s removal over ‘award of Nigerian oil blocks to cronies’

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL has reacted to calls by lipid and state professionals for the removal of its Group Chief Executive Officer, Bayo Ojulari, and the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, Meyiwa Eyesan.

In a connection by its spokesperson, Andy Odeh, connected X on Saturday, NNPCL defended Ojulari and Eyesan.

DAILY POST recalls that the Oil and Gas Professionals Forum, OGPF, led by the convener, Ayodele Momoh, called for the removal of Ojulari and Eyesan implicit the continued underperformance of Nigeria’s lipid sector, questionable transactions and contracts, and controversies surrounding the grant of lipid blocks.

The radical peculiarly alleged that Ojulari secured lipid blocks for allies and cronies successful the precocious concluded licensing circular conducted by the NUPRC, successful which 31 companies emerged arsenic winners and 37 disposable lipid blocks were subsequently awarded.

OGPF alleged that Ojulari’s cronies and friends, including 1 of his wives, secured favourable lipid blocks done insider influence.

“Therefore, we telephone for the removal of some Bayo Ojulari...