A group of 15 lawmakers, known as The Economy Rescue Group, has demanded the resignation of Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
The lawmakers accuse Kyari of mismanaging the NNPCL, leading to challenges faced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
In a press statement, the group’s leader, Esosa Iyawe, stated that Kyari’s leadership has undermined Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The lawmakers claim that Kyari and his team must be removed to prevent sabotage during the House of Representatives’ forensic investigation into the NNPCL and the downstream and midstream sectors.
The group supports the House’s investigation into issues such as middlemen in trading, indiscriminate issuance of licenses, and the influx of adulterated products. They advise President Tinubu to suspend the NNPCL top echelons until the probe is complete.
The statement reads: “We, the 15 concerned lawmakers, state unequivocally that the woes of the oil and gas sector… are caused mainly by the failures and mismanagement of the NNPCL under Kyari’s management. Therefore, to resolve these issues, they should honourably resign.”
