Our reporter/ The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari, on Wednesday decried the impact of smuggling on the oil sector.
Kyari, who stated this before a Senator Opeyemi Bamidele-led ad hoc committee in Abuja on alleged economic sabotage in the petroleum industry, also called live broadcast of the hearing for Nigerians to monitor.
“We all know what happens; smuggling does take place… No one can deny that smuggling takes place across our borders both for PMS and any other commodities that you can think of. This is real. Mr Chairman, when the details come, we will tell you what we know,” he said.
He also said personnel of the company have nothing to do with substandard importation of petroleum products into the country.
Kyari said that as the GCEO of the company, he has faced undue media attacks from persons doing everything to create the impression that NNPCL is sabotaging the nation’s economy.
According to him, the company is “faithful and will not lie” to the country.
The NNPCL boss further said that the oil and gas industry is bleeding and that there are things he knows but cannot talk about in public until “the time comes”.
He asked that the committee sessions be televised live going forward for all Nigerians to monitor.
Cover pix: GCEO NNPC Ltd, Mr. Mele Kyari flanked (from his right) by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri and (from his left), the Chief Executive, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Agency (NUPRC), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe during an interactive session by the Senate ad-hoc committee investigating alleged economic sabotage in the Nigerian Petroleum Industry, held at the National Assembly on Wednesday.
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