The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL has reacted to calls by oil and gas 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 statement by its spokesperson, Andy Odeh, on 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 over the continued underperformance of Nigeria’s oil sector, questionable transactions and contracts, and controversies surrounding the award of oil blocks.
The group particularly alleged that Ojulari secured oil blocks for allies and cronies in the recently concluded licensing round conducted by the NUPRC, in which 31 companies emerged as winners and 37 available oil blocks were subsequently awarded.
OGPF alleged that Ojulari’s cronies and friends, including one of
