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MELE KYARI'S CORRUPTION CASES ALLIGIANCE TO BUHARI CABAL SABOTAGE AND DESPERATE MOVE FOR ANOTHER TERM

The first and current Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has continued to employ a potion of lies and misinformation and tact to cover his corrupt undertakings in Nigeria's Oil and Gas sector. He has an aptitude in the art of fraud/deceit in the last four years in office. He has compromised corporate governance. He has continued to act and dance in the gallery. To perfect his plans, he continued to exhibit extraordinary energy in state functions outside the mandate of NNPCL, aimed at appeasing the Presidency by all means at all costs. All this is to distract Tinubu's attention from his past corruption schemes and also to gain favour for another term.

However, there has never been crimes without tracks the world over. He is a musketeer who dances naked in public. He poses to the public as an upright administrator. Meanwhile, his corruption imprints are unprecedented. He is being referred to; as the cat with nine lives, considering how he was spared by security, law enforcement, and anti-corruption agencies during former president Muhammadu Buhari's regime. Given that, some members of the cabal were his key benefactors, he became their adopted son, and his/their enormous corrupt practices are shielded to date. Paradoxically, the cabal, that hitherto fought President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's quest for Presidency has strategically left a "son" behind, and the milking continues.

Now, to him, as he still occupies the seat, is an opportunity to consolidate. He travels to all places that matter, armed to the teeth, with his briefcase, reaching and holding nocturnal meetings with all persons of influence with unfettered access to the presidency, to secure another term as GCEO NNPCL. It was gathered from impeccable sources within and outside the corridor of power that Kyari was deploying his past corruption to get the deal done.

In the same vein, it was discovered that Kyari didn't leave the President's closest/trusted aides aside. He is doing all of this to perfect a whole concept deal on his mission. Away from that, to sway public attention. He is engaging with multiple investors to partner with NNPCL. He engineered the launching of IPP in Gwagwalada, and recently, NNPCL under Kyari secured a $3bn Afreximbank loan to stabilize the Naira. WHAT A SACM! Meanwhile, according to reputable sources, Kyari and his accomplices approached the Bank for $5bn, but sensing indices of fraud, the Bank was careful of Kyari's antics, reducing the loan to $3bn with strict terms of agreement and later after dd cancelled the loan approach.
Similarly, away from his constitutional mandate, Kyari was conspicuously sighted amongst the group of Islamic religious leaders on a mission to broker peace and restore democratic rule in the Niger Republic.
All these are not only to woo Mr President and gain his trust and confidence but also to prove that he can deliver if given another opportunity to serve. This is to justify the recommendations of his past and new benefactors to get Mr. President's approval.

Interestingly, this was a man in the recent past who was enmeshed in a series of sermons and invitations by the leadership of the National Assembly and anti-corruption agencies over lingering corruption allegations and indictments. Bribery has swirled around him like an ominous storm cloud, casting doubt on his actions and integrity. It has become expedient for God and the country to unravel the intricate corruption strings that ensnared Kyari, a journey through the murky waters of political maneuvering and corporate entanglements. We shall untie the thread of connivance, trace the steps, and navigate the complex battleground where the truth and deception collide.

Furthermore, this is a revelation of unmasking Kyari's corruption exploits, a tale of unravelling deception and the pursuit of transparency in a world where shadows hold sway.

First and foremost, Kyari employed foreigners to head NNPCL Trading Operations making a non-Nigerian citizen in charge of selling the Nigerian crude oil. To further sabotage the system and humiliate the Nigerian entity mele kyari brought in a foreigner to become the Managing Director of NNPC Retail and also a foreigner in charge of NNPCL Exploration arm NEPL which is not only a national data security sabotage but clear gross mismanagement. There is nowhere in the world where you will find a foreigner controlling the sales and operations of a state-owned entity. The illustration below depicts the Kyari's NNPCL scenario:

FOREIGNERS AS DIRECTORS OF A FGN-OWNED ENTITY

The appointment of foreigners serving as directors of a federal government entity is a breach spearheaded by Kyari. This is the first point of compromise, disloyalty to the President and the country, and above all, an act of treason. It sparks curiosity in the discerning minds. It points to the scheming of a highly organized syndicate for money laundering. The appointment has since generated heated debates and has created divisions amongst the senior staff and high-ranking officials of NNPCL. Moreover, it has sparked multifaceted debates over Kyari's unilateral decision to hire foreigners into the federal government entity. Some senior officials confided that the reason given by Kyari was that there is perceived incompetence or lack of required capacity deficit in NNPCL. This is absurd, and a strategy of the Buhari cabal still controlling mele kyari.

Appointing foreigners to top Key NNPCL subsidiaries is susceptible and need not be entertained by Mr. President. This contravenes his principles and philosophies, aimed at transforming the sector for optimal revenue generation. The NNPCL has remained the most relevant government entity that continued to play a critical role in shaping the nation's economic outlook, therefore, its leadership must remain in the national interest. How can we trust such foreigners with access to the critical economic data of our dear Nation?

We call on the President as a matter of urgency, to call Kyari to order and replace these appointees with Nigerian industry professionals who have the requisite capacities to change the narrative and set the entity on the map of robust development without compromising national security and prosperity. Further checks revealed that, it could not be ascertained, whether these expatriate directors underwent thorough security and background screening by the country's relevant security and law enforcement agencies. The President need not be told where the loyalty of these directors falls.

Moreover, given the manner and circumstances that characterized the recruitment process of these expatriates, the principles of accountability and transparency are at stake. This development has caused a great level of disgruntledness amongst top officials of NNPCL with adverse implications. Ensuring transparency and accountability in the activities of NNPCL under Kyari to the federal government is non-negotiable. More so, the foreign directors lack an understanding of Nigerian citizens' unique needs, problems, and challenges. Kyari's alignment with these contractors has continued to lead to decisions that do not serve the best interest, of the Nation. The perceived Presidency's silence over this development has raised questions over Mr. President's commitment to revitalize the sector.

On the other hand, the $1.5billion borrowed for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery has remained unaccounted for, and there is no ongoing rehabilitation exercise at the moment. The scandal has continued to perplex industry experts and professionals, and they have sustained calls to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to institute a fresh and robust investigation to uncover the magnitude of corruption perpetrated in the guise of rehabilitation under Kyari's watch.

The Port Harcourt Refinery scandal is so deep that it can only be discovered by an uncompromising investigation agency within or outside the country. The refinery was shut in March 2019 for the first phase of the so-called repair works after the government secured the service of an Italian company, Maire Tecnimont S.P.A according to the former Minister of State, are experts in refinery maintenance, to handle the scoping of the refinery complex, with oil major Eni appointed technical adviser. The funding of the repairs was said to be from many components consisting of NNPCL, Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), budgetary provisions, and Afreximbank.

On November 22, 2019, the House of Representatives ordered an investigation into the financial allocations set aside for Turn-Around Maintenance (TAM) of the petroleum refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna, estimated to have cost $396.33 million in four years. The inquiry is initiated following the motion titled "Call for investigation of the $396.33 million allegedly spent in four years on turnaround maintenance of the nation's three refineries. "At the plenary session, Ifeanyi Momah, representing the Ihiala federal constituency of Anambra State, called for the inquiry, alleging that the amount spent on maintenance of the facilities had not yielded the desired results. Till today, the report of the so-called investigation by the House of Representatives has not surfaced.

In 2021, NNPCL reiterated that repairs had started after FEC approved $1.5 billion for the project. The first phase was initially scheduled, to be rounded up in 18 months (December 2022) from the point of the agreement, taking the refinery to 90 per cent production capacity with the second and third phases completed within 24 months and 44 months, respectively. However, the schedule of activities, currently on the ground, shows that the timelines are already being missed without results.

The first phase of the refinery was expected to start operation by March 2023, following 24 months of project execution in Area 5 of the complex, according to the findings. Phase 2 of the rehabilitation project will restore the Port Harcourt Refineries to a processing capacity of 135,000 bpd (90%) delivering a total processing capacity of 189,000 bpd by December 2023 following 33 months of project execution in Areas 1 & 2 of the complex. In Phase 3 of the project, the entire refinery allied infrastructure will be restored and upgraded, most notably the fluid catalytic cracking unit and other ancillary operations.

The orchestrated plot to loot $1.5 billion hiding under the term of Turn Around Maintenance of the Port Harcourt Refinery Company (PHRC), by Kyari and the then Managing Director, Port Harcourt Refinery, Ahmed Dikko, and some close aides of former President Muhammadu Buhari was uncovered. Italy's Maire Tecnimont was awarded the $1.5bn Engineering, Procurement and Construction, EPC, contract from the NNPCL.

The contract is for the rehabilitation works of the Port Harcourt Refinery Complex. Investigations revealed that the fraud surrounding the award, of the TAM of the Port Harcourt Refinery started when little-known Tecnimont, an Italian Company, coopted Daewoo as a partner to bid for the $1.5billion contract. Sources disclosed that Kyari, Dikko, and some elements in the Presidency, believed that the combination of Tecnimont and Daewoo to bid for the contract would beat others such as TechnipFMC, Saipem, Hyundai Engineering Company Ltd, Petrofac, Tecnicas Reuinidas, and Worley Parsons and convince the public that they have the capacity for the job.

Investigations revealed that shortly after Tecnimont won the bid, they kicked out Daewoo and brought in Montego Upstream Services Limited incorporated on November 25, 2010, with Ununuma Nwuche and Owuze Nwuche as Directors. Tecnimont and Montego Upstream are small businesses with no capacity for a $1.5billion job, do not even have a fabrication yard in Nigeria, and have nothing. How are they going to do turnaround maintenance of the Port Harcourt refinery for $1.5billion without facilities? The source affirmed.

Further disclosures revealed that while Daewoo was kicked out of its partnership with Tecnimont because they would not accept a dirty deal, Montego Upstream, owned by relations of ABC Orjiakor, the owner of Seplat Petroleum, was nominated by the duo of Kyari and Dikko as the preferred partners of the Italian company for the $1.5billion contract. Sources say that Montego Upstream's highest job so far done since it was incorporated in 2010 is in the region of $6.5 million. Further investigations revealed that a Due Diligent report carried out, on Montego Upstream came out negative, indicating that the company is yet another portfolio entity being used as a Special Purpose Vehicle to loot.

Discreet investigations also revealed that the decision to keep Dikko as MD of the Port Harcourt refinery after his tenure had expired was to ensure that he supervised the sham “Turn Around Maintenance”. While Tecnimont has received $150 million for mobilization, Montego Upstream has also collected millions of Dollars in mobilization fees despite the negative Due Diligent report. Sources say that it took the efforts of the Kaduna State former governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and Kyari to convince the Presidency, to keep Dikko as MD of the Port Harcourt Refinery. WHY HAS KYARI NOT BEEN SACKED?

According to a source, the past cabal in the Presidency was desperately shopping for funds for the 2023 elections TO SUPPORT Atiku, and turn-around maintenance project of the Port Harcourt Refinery became an identified source for quick and easy cash. Sources further revealed that the then Minister of State, Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, had warned against handing the Turn Around Maintenance of the Port Harcourt Refinery to quacks. His warning was ignored, by Kyari and Dikko. The Minister even told them, that he would be stoned to death in the South-South if the turn-around maintenance of the refinery is not properly done.

Again, it can be recalled that the NNPCL recently signed an agreement with Daewoo Engineering & Construction to rehabilitate Kaduna Refinery & Petrochemical Company Ltd (KRPC) for $740,669,600.00 with a duration of Twenty-One (21) months. The 110,000 bpd capacity Kaduna Refinery is one of Nigeria's four dysfunctional refineries that have produced no fuel for years and the country has to rely on imported petroleum products. It recorded an N22.9 billion loss in 2021.

It will interest the President to know that, Dikko is now an adviser to Kyari on Refineries Rehabilitation to ensure that the looting spree continues. It will also interest the President and anyone who cares to know that the list of Kyari's corruption instances/cases is limitless. He has also been lobbying and extending a hand of friendship to the proprietors/heads of influential print, broadcast, and online media platforms in the country imploring that they should not offer their media spaces against him.

Meanwhile, despite concerted efforts by Kyari to prove that he is capable of delivering if given another mandate. The media is recently awash with reports that Nigeria lost over N 8.7 trillion at N 758/$ between January and August 2023, because of the country’s inability to meet its quota allocated by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). More so, this is coming amid a deeper debt crisis, with experts calling on the federal government to take urgent steps to boost revenue by taming oil theft.

Conclusively, the Nigerian citizens are calling on Mr. President on solid terms, as a matter of urgency, to SACK, probe, and prosecute Kyari. These have become expedient given that the time to redeem his campaign promises is now, and these include but not limited to, attracting competitive investments, massive divestment, and improved fiscal regimes in a bid to boost oil and gas production and stimulate Africa's biggest economy.

Ibrahim Isa writes from No 37, Ali Akilu Road, Unguwan Sarki Kaduna, Kaduna state.

Had it been it happened for Naija, Nigerians for abuse The President, VP, Minister for Communications, NITDA and all government ICT parastatals

The government of the United Kingdom (UK), has made a U-turn on its treatment of members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), recognising Nigeria’s classification of the group as a terrorist organisation.

In a May 2022 update of its asylum policy, seen by TheCable, the UK government excluded members of the group from seeking refuge in England.

TheCable had reported in April 2021 that the UK was planning to grant asylum to persecuted members of the separatist group, as part of its refugee policy published at the time.

The policy, at the time, was for asylum to be granted to “persecuted” members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB)”.

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The UKVI, a division of the Home Office, directed its decision makers to consider if a person “who actively and openly supports IPOB is likely to be at risk of arrest and detention, and ill-treatment which is likely to amount to persecution”.

If the person can prove persecution, then the IPOB member or supporter could be granted asylum.

UKVI TAKES DOWN POLICY NOTES
A few days after the policy notes were published, the UK government took it down, following complaints from the Nigerian government.

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In July 2021, an updated policy on asylum was seen by TheCable, with no clear mention of IPOB, but more emphasis on Nigerians fleeing Boko Haram’s onslaught.

The UK said at the time that it would offer protection to “women, LGBTI persons and non-indigenes” who “may face additional discrimination which prevents them from being able to access effective protection”.

The UK government said Nigerians could now claim asylum in the UK if they face “fear of persecution and/or serious harm by members of Boko Haram because of” their “actual or perceived opposition to the group”.

UKVI RECOGNISES IPOB AS TERRORIST ORGANISATION
In its May 2022 policy update seen by TheCable, UKVI referred to IPOB as a terrorist organisation to be excluded from its asylum programme over alleged links to violence in the south-east.

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“IPOB is proscribed as a terrorist group by the Nigerian government, and members of the group and its paramilitary wing – the Eastern Security Network (created in December 2020) – have reportedly committed human rights violations in Nigeria,” UKVI said in its policy notes.

It added that “MASSOB has been banned, but is not a proscribed terrorist group in Nigeria. It too has reportedly been involved in violent clashes with the authorities”.

UKVI went on to tell its decision makers that “if a person has been involved with IPOB (and/or an affiliated group), MASSOB or any other ‘Biafran’ group that incites or uses violence to achieve its aims, decision makers must consider whether one (or more) of the exclusion clauses under the Refugee Convention is applicable.

“Persons who commit human rights violations must not be granted asylum,” the UK added.

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The policy brief noted that anyone excluded in this manner is also “excluded from a grant of humanitarian protection”.

UKVI also advised that “decision makers must, however, still consider all claims on an individual basis, taking into account each case’s specific facts”.

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Since the last update in July 2021, Nnamdi Kanu, leader of IPOB and a UK citizen, has been in the custody of the Nigerian government on the grounds of allegations, including treason.

In its 2022 new year message, the group said the Nigerian national anthem will no longer be sung across schools in the southeast.

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Suspected IPOB members were also recently killed by the Nigerian Army in a gun battle on Orlu–Orsu road in April.





https://www.thecable.ng/uk-makes-u-turn-recognises-ipob-as-terrorist-group-excluded-from-asylum

The Patriotic Elders of Nigeria has cautioned Reverend Hassan Mathew Kukah, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, over his comments on the security situation of the country, insisting that his comments are capable of inciting serious civil unrest in Nigeria.

Speaking through a statement, the National President of the Elders, Dr Bature AbdulAziz, said, “We are not very excited with certain words, thoughts and behaviour of Reverend Matthew Kukah. We the patriotic elders’ network perceive some of these words by the reverend as negatively inclined thoughts that are determined to upset and agitate the peace and unity of the nation.”

He said: “Nigeria has been facing these difficult challenges for over 30 years, yet the reverend is keen on vocally, confidently voicing out his opinion by subjecting these problems to these recent years. These certain ideologies of his are backed by people with similar interests as him, who are inclined towards frightening and pushing others with less social or religious knowledge which in return intensifies the tension in the country.

“Within our different social status in the country, be it a religious leader, politician, Business people, Government employees or learned individuals, we are collectively aware of the societal structure of the developed countries. Their societies are efficiently driven by social development, adequate security, trust, citizen responsibility, discipline and law & order.”

The elders believe that rather than consistently criticizing the government, Kukah should champion more modified ways that Nigeria would get out of the woods it is in today.

“However, as a religious head, you occasionally perpetuate and magnify our problems to a certain exaggerated level that conveys a negative message which in return displays you as a trouble advocate.

“Our reasons, the Elders said are that You are consistently on a mission to spread out negativity, hopelessness, disunity, and pessimism towards the country. This regular exhibition of negativity makes one wonder if you are ever in support or encourage positive nation building discussions,” he said.

https://dailypost.ng/2022/04/12/your-comments-capable-of-creating-chaos-group-warns-kukah/

It is obvious that so many of Nigeria's youths are ignorant, even though the government is sometimes have to be blamed, but not all that glitters is Gold. To this government is trying, that's my opinion you can hold yours.

This simply shows how the West. All the West Hypocrisy about Africa.

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"#EndSARS: Lai Mohammed accuses Twitter, Canada of double standards over truckers protest
Segun Adewole
13 February 2022
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has slammed the Canadian government and social media giant, Twitter, over the truckers protest against COVID-19 restrictions in Canada.

Recall that during the #EndSARS protest against police brutality and bad governance that took place in Nigeria in October 2020, the Canadian government condemned the actions taken to quell it.

Tweeting through @CanadaFP, it said, “Canada is deeply concerned about the excessive use of force during the ongoing protests in #Nigeria. Those responsible for #HumanRights violations and abuse must be held accountable.”

Likening the #EndSARS protest to the truckers protest in Canada, Mohammed accused Twitter and the West of double standards in the way they perceive the violent protesters in their region and those in Nigeria.

In a news briefing on Sunday, the Minister said “the Canadian protesters, who have blockaded roads and resorted to inconveniencing others, have been branded as terrorists or insurrectionists and subjected to a number of clampdowns by government and private organisations.”

He noted that the crowdfunding company GoFundMe has shut down the campaign to raise funds for the truckers, after they raised over $10 million, adding that Twitter has suspended the truckers account while the Ontario government has frozen access to millions of dollars donated through online fundraising platform GiveSendGo to the protesters.

“Jim Watson, the Mayor of Ottawa, Canada’s capital city, has also declared a state of emergency in the city in response, saying the protests posed a threat to residents’ safety,” Mohammed said.



He continued, “Recall, gentlemen, that during the EndSARS protest, which culminated in the blockage of public roads and massive destruction of government and private property, Canada was one of the countries that spoke out in support of the protesters.

“Recall also that Twitter actively supported the EndSars protesters and even helped them to raise fund while GoFundMe was used to raise funds for the protests.”

According to Mohammed, these are the same entities “that are now rushing to distance themselves from the protesters in Canada and even denying them the use of their platforms.

“This is similar to what played out during the January 6th 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol In Washington, D.C. where those involved are either still being investigated or have been charged to court. I don’t blame them. Nobody wants their country destroyed under the guise of protests.”
Source https://punchng.com/endsars-lai-mohammed-accuses-twitter-canada-of-double-standards-over-truckers-protest/#:~:text=%23EndSARS%3A%20Lai%20Mohammed,guise%20of%20protests.%E2%80%9D

The desperation by Kanu's legal team is an open secret for all that cares to know. Their tactics whichever way they plan to actualize won't see the light of the day, this is because, the offenses and atrocities committed by Kanu are weighty, which can't be forgiven or let go by any serious country.

Check at the number of Igbos killed by ESN/IPOB members? Check at the businesses that collapsed because of IPOB threats? Check at the apprehension caused in Igbo land caused by IPOB?

The time for black propaganda is over and the Federal Government should do the needful to bring and end to this. So that the peace and development hitherto enjoyed in the East will be back.

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Source: https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2021/8/fake-lawyer-arrested-in-osun-photo.html

All I can see is a Herbalist

DanielAlhassan:
How will you feel if you find out the girl you are in love with who also claim to love you back is pregnant for another person
Your opinion is highly welcome
No insult
Asking for a friend who is about to commit suicide
Please advice him
He is reading your comments

Is a blessing that it happened now, what if that happened after you got married�

Bola146:
Kikikikikikikikikikiki.... She will definitely be a liability and stingy!!! Don't start what you can't continue Use your number 6 please

Also use your number 5

Before nko? If you are the DG of DSS will your allow your kids go about without protection? don't you know that due to the sensitive nature of the office of the DG DSS, his close family will be major target.

I totally agree with @ Bigesthead6

u want Dg's pickin to be left to to hoodlums around event centers to rubbish him,

if to say your papa is given Dg's position, do you think he will allow u to waka in keke or taxi just like that, bro please go to clinic so that some one should inject sense into your head and open your eyes ooooo