LTHE Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mallam Mele Kyari has denied owning a blending plant in Malta.
Mallam Kyari was responding to allegations made by Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group, who accused some NNPC workers of establishing a blending plant in Malta that obstructs local procurement of petroleum products.
In a post on his X handle on Tuesday, Kyari emphasized that neither he nor any NNPC employees have any business interests or operations in Malta or any other part of the world, apart from a small local agricultural venture.
“I am inundated with inquiries from family members, friends, and associates regarding the public declaration by Aliko Dangote that some NNPC workers have established a blending plant in Malta, thereby impeding procurements from local production of petroleum products,” Kyari wrote.
Mallam Kyari further assured that a blending plant in Malta or any other part of the world has no bearing on NNPC’s business operations and strategic actions.
He reiterated that NNPC’s compliance sanction grid would apply to any employee found to be involved in such activities.
“I strongly recommend that such individuals be declared public and be made known to relevant government security agencies for necessary actions in view of the grave implications for national energy security,” Kyari stated.
“This clarification aims to address and dispel the allegations brought forward by (Alhaji) Dangote and reassure the public and stakeholders of the integrity and transparency of NNPC’s operations”.
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