NNPCL Boss Ojulari is at the moment dealing with scrutiny and have been reported to President Tinubu over alleged high-handedness.
PoliticalNews Nigeria reviews that {that a} coalition of civil society organizations underneath the umbrella of the Patriotic Nigerian Youth Discussion board (PNYF) has raised considerations over the management model of the Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted (NNPCL), calling for an intensive investigation and audit of the corporate’s actions underneath its present Chief Govt Officer, Bayo Bashir Ojulari.
In a strongly worded assertion collectively signed by Comrade Olamide Odumosu and Comrade Haruna Gambari, Convener and Co-Convener of the coalition respectively, the group expressed disappointment over what it described as “high-handedness” and an absence of reform throughout the NNPCL since Ojulari assumed workplace.
The coalition, which includes 52 civil society organizations, urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take pressing motion, noting that expectations for a brand new period of transparency and effectivity underneath the Renewed Hope Agenda haven’t materialized.
“We’re deeply dismayed that NNPCL, each in follow and notion, continues to function in ways in which contradict the values and imaginative and prescient of the Renewed Hope Agenda,” the assertion learn. “There was widespread hope that the appointment of Mr. Bayo Bashir Ojulari would herald important transformation, however sadly, that has not been the case.”
The group additionally criticized what it termed “pointless overseas journeys” by the corporate’s management, arguing that such expenditures don’t mirror the {economic} realities dealing with the nation.
“It’s on report that since assuming workplace on April 2, 2025, Mr. Bayo Bashir has but to take any concrete steps to reveal a transparent path for productiveness or reform throughout the NNPCL,” the coalition added.
The group concluded by reaffirming its dedication to demanding accountability and justice within the nation’s oil and gasoline sector.