The convener of the Oil & Gas Professionals Forum, Ayodele Momoh, has replied the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, over allegations that oil blocks were awarded to friends and allies of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the state-owned oil firm, Bayo Ojulari.
Momoh, in a statement at the weekend, insisted that at least two oil blocks in the just-concluded licensing round by the NUPRC were awarded to Ojulari’s friends.
The energy professional accused NNPCL of diverting attention from concerns raised over the Marginal Field bid round.
DAILY POST reports that NNPCL, in a statement on Saturday in response to OGPF, had exonerated Ojulari from any wrongdoing while highlighting the firm’s performance under his leadership.
However, in a detailed reply to NNPCL, OGPF accused the oil firm of issuing a misleading and diversionary response to concerns raised over the latest Marginal Field bid round
