NNPC: Group laments use of Northern youths as attack dogs against Kyari

The PMB Oil & Gas Progress has expressed concern over the use of Northern youth groups against the GCEO of NNPC, Malam Mele Kyari.

This was contained in a statement signed by its Board of Trustees Chairman, Sabiu Abdullah and issued to newsmen on Tuesday.

The group said that the latest call by the Youth Council of Nigeria, on the NNPC boss to "step aside for a probe of a concocted N2bn theft was nothing new because it was done the same way on 6th July 2020 and 12th November 2022", adding that "it was all the same style of smear campaign against the Kyari-led NNPC management".

The statement observed that the same youths were being used by politicians with bad past records of service in government, to attack perceived enemies, for peanuts.

It called on the sponsors of the youth groups being used as attack dogs against Malam Kyari-led management not to forget the fact that the NNPC under his watch has attained tremendous success in terms of transparent leadership and modernization of the operations of the oil and gas industry.

On media reports that the House of Reps has invited Kyari over the same allegation of N20bn theft by staff of the giant oil company, the group expressed joy that Kyari welcomed the probe "because this is a proof that he has nothing to hide, as a transparent leader".

Meanwhile, the NNPC, in statement by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Garba Deen Muhammad has, while welcoming the House Reps probe of the "spurious allegation", said the company would eventually be vindicated and put a final stop to such allegations.

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