The petition, which was titled "Petition against Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and 13 others over mismanagement of NNPP funds" and was seen by Vanguard in Abeokuta, was signed by the party's national secretary, Oginni Olaposi Sunday. It was dated May 2, 2024, and it was delivered to the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on the same day.
Kyari has shown to the world that Nigeria's oil and gas sector is no longer mired in the cesspit of venality and fiscal tardiness; that the sector has taken off on a journey in the pathway of transparency and accountability. This is cheery news and it gets even better when his modest effort is not lost on the global community. International bodies like the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) which described it as a ‘significant milestone’, and the Open Government Partnership, among others, have variously commended this new order of openness in NNPC.
The Executive Director, Downstream of the NNPC Ltd., Dapo Segun, said in a statement retrieved from its official X handle that the new refinery will eventually generate cooking gas, diesel, gasoline, and aviation fuel for both domestic and foreign markets.
A coram of Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member Dr A Senthil Vel observed that a substantial issue relating to compliance with environmental norms was raised and accordingly, issued notice.
Mele Kyari, the NNPC Group Managing Director, stated unequivocally in his maiden statement on the assumption of office on July 8, 2019, that the corporation’s business dealings and governance, under his watch, would be accountable to the 200 million Nigerians, whom he believes are the true stakeholders of the company.