The Vanguard for Probity and Accountability has accused the board of the Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted (NNPCL) of extravagance amid ongoing monetary controversies.
In a press release issued in Port Harcourt on Thursday, Joel Abba, nationwide coordinator of the group, alleged that the NNPCL board has concluded plans to fly to Kigali, Rwanda, this Friday utilizing 5 personal jets.
He claimed the jets have been organized by the son-in-law of a extremely influential politically uncovered particular person and the complete journey would value over N1 billion.
His phrases: “The invention leaves extra to be desired. So as to add salt to damage, the board has deliberate an extravagant journey to Kigali, Rwanda this Friday on 5 personal jets, which quantity to over a billion naira.
“That is absurdity taken too far. We’re clearly being taken as a right by this crop of leaders manning our oil sector.
“Little marvel Nigerians have been paying closely on petrol only for a number of people to finance an obscene way of life.”
Abba additionally accused the NNPCL of economic recklessness, citing current revelations by the senate over discrepancies totaling greater than N210 trillion within the firm’s audited accounts from 2017 to 2023.
The senate, throughout a listening to on Wednesday, gave the NNPCL one week to elucidate what lawmakers described as “mind-boggling” irregularities in accrued bills and receivables in its monetary statements.
Aliyu Wadada, chairman of the investigative committee, labeled the discrepancies as “unacceptable” and vowed that the Senate would train its full oversight powers to get accountability from the oil firm.
Backing the Senate’s probe, Abba stated the NNPCL has proven “crass insensitivity, conceitedness, and a scarcity of accountability” and referred to as on the higher legislative chamber to stay agency.
He stated the scenario raises severe questions on the usage of public sources at a time when many Nigerians are grappling with financial hardship.
