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Tinubu relieved Kyari of his duty as NNPCL GCEO on Wednesday and appointed Ojulari as his successor. The move has been largely received with praise and applause.

President Bola Tinubu has received massive applause for his decision to remove Malam Mele Kyari as the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited.

Tinubu disbanded the NNPCL board on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, and reconstituted it with appointments into various key positions. He approved the removal of Chief Pius Akinyelure as the chairman and Kyari as the GCEO, among others.

The President replaced Kayari with Bashir Bayo Ojulari as Group CEO, and Ahmadu Kida replaced Akinyelure as non-executive chairman. Adedapo Segun, who replaced Umaru Ajiya as chief financial officer last November, has been appointed to the new board.

The restructuring aligns with the government’s vision of revitalising the oil sector and increasing Nigeria’s crude oil production and refining capacity.

Reacting to the development, an energy advocacy group, the Energy Reforms Advocates (ERA), lauded Tinubu's decision, describing it as a courageous step toward reforming Nigeria’s oil sector and tackling entrenched corruption.

This is contained in a statement by Abdulkadri Isah, president of ERA, on Wednesday.

Isah said Kyari’s removal would allow a full investigation into alleged fraudulent refinery projects under former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

“The dismissal of Mele Kyari signals a new dawn in our nation’s commitment to eradicating corruption in the oil and gas sector. We commend President Tinubu for demonstrating the political will to confront these challenges head-on,” he stated.

Group demands probe of fake refinery projects

ERA also urged the newly appointed leadership of the NNPCL to prioritise an audit of past projects and ensure accountability in the sector.

“The probe into fake refinery projects must be swift and thorough. Nigerians deserve to know how billions of dollars were allocated to non-existent or uncompleted projects while the country continued to rely on fuel imports,” he stated.

It called on relevant anti-corruption agencies to support the process, warning that failure to expose past mismanagement would hinder any meaningful reform.

“This investigation should not end with a change in leadership. There must be consequences for those who mismanaged funds and deceived Nigerians. The government must set a precedent that corruption will no longer be tolerated,” Isah added.

The group also expressed optimism that under fresh leadership, the NNPC could regain public trust and reposition itself as a driver of economic growth.

“With competent leadership, the NNPC can finally fulfill its mandate. We expect reforms that will boost local refining capacity, attract investment, and ultimately reduce Nigeria’s dependence on imported petroleum products,” the statement read.

Source: https://www.pulse.ng/articles/news/tinubu-applauded-for-sacking-mele-kyari-as-nnpcl-gceo-2025040216453348486

If this will bring down the price of fuel. Then is a welcome development.

This government no fit jail any bad person na me tell u.

Who hailed Tinubu for this? Was kyari responsible for increase in fuel prices? They have just orchestrated propaganda to sack him and appoint another ronu wailing bastard!

Watch as brainwashed agbado munching nitwits quote me with their brainless rantings

Can anyone please beg @clubkonnect to please refund my N4839. I paid for 13gig data since 27th march, till now I haven't been credited.

President Tinubu himself is fake, Nigerians are doom under this darkness called APC.

Terrible president and citizens 🤒

EKOMADENG:
Can anyone please beg @clubkonnect to please refund my N4839. I paid for 13gig data since 27th march, till now I haven't been credited.

@clubkonnect

please refund the money and stop this half pan weight yahoo that you are doing

The petroleum product is moving towards 1000 and we are all looking at this government. What's there to applaud in this terrible government.

So now they just realised that refineries projects are pseudo. I said it they call us names.

..the sacking was long overdue.

When tinubu announced subsidy was gone.

The guy never consulted the presidency before announcing the new pump price that throws the country into serious problems married with inflation. To worst it all. When they float the naira he also increased the fuel price without consulting the presidency. But claiming they are owning them unverifiable trillions of naira from fuel subsidy

Whereas they mixed the fuel they import with ethanol.

alphaconde:
@clubkonnect

please refund the money and stop this half pan weight yahoo that you are doing

Thank you...I don't know which platform to trust in Nigeria again

alphaconde:
This government no fit jail any bad person na me tell u.

And who be you?

GeneralPula:
And who be you?

who be you?

Forget the rubbish propaganda of Obi and his rodents against Tinubu, we've not had a president this sensible prior to him. All these policies are necessary. Subsidy removal, naira floatation, coastal road, regional development all over the country, and so on; none is frivolous or uncritical.

One of the problems is some people listen to Obi and form opinions based on his rants. Now tell me how someone like Obi, who publicly uttered he got his best life advice from a mad man (a clinically mad man fgs o) is suppose to reason rationally.

Able president




Haters should go and sleep at their doted region

Tinubu applauded for farting!

Yes o!!!

Sycophants.

Good one lets try a new hands NNPC is too corrupt.

Why should I applaud the Iragbiji drug lord for being nepotistic in his new choice

Bowwow11:
If this will bring down the price of fuel. Then is a welcome development.

is it mele kyari that made the price of fuel to go up in the first place?

how will sacking mele kyari bring down price of fuel?

Tinubu really mean business, he is continue from where buhari stopped and his appointment's proved it

Which fake refinery projects?

Same 'working' refineries, sycophants here on NL sing loudly about?

It'll be for all our good in the end, with Tinubu. E lo fokan bale.

Oluwole agberos can never amount to anything meaningful, spits.

Let's work and pray for Nigeria. All those fake medications merchants killing neophytes—destroying people's kidneys with fake drinks, all the mad herders killing people in the forest—people doing their farming, and all the mad fooools who killl people for ritualism thinking they'll be rich for that, God punish them all.

All the greedy leaders who try to put people in penury, God punish them.

This country shall grow.

Na the people wey no see chop from Kyari hand dey do the applause

This is same way Kyari's appointment was also applauded

They should show workings instead of all these irrelevant eye service

Mele Kyari didn't really do badly. He wasn't necessarily a high-flyer but he was able to hold his own.

Sermwell:
Who hailed Tinubu for this? Was kyari responsible for increase in fuel prices? They have just orchestrated propaganda to sack him and appoint another ronu wailing bastard!

Watch as brainwashed agbado munching nitwits quote me with their brainless rantings

Your frustration has gotten to the level of no return

Corrupt mofos

The same people that praised Tinubu for retaining Kyari are the same one that are praising him do sacking Kyari.

Zombies without brain. Whatever decision their slave king takes, they are ready to praise or defend.