The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has urged president Tinubu to probe the NNPC Limited’s alleged subsidy scam and suspend Its boss, Mele Kyari.
According to the statement by James Ezema, the CNPP deputy spokesman, the CNPP wants the authorities “to hold NNPC Limited accountable by immediately suspending Mele Kyari and independently probing the subsidy scam and other allegations in Nigeria’s upstream and downstream oil sectors to save the economy and minimise hunger.”
He noted “that pump price hike from N167 to about N700 per litre of petrol under the guise of endless subsidy removal has made petrol very scarce in the country and increased the suffering of the masses.”
As allegation by the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, that “people in NNPC don’t want their lucrative subsidy scam to end,” the CNPP said the failure of Mr Kyari’s leadership to “address these issues makes him unfit to continue in his role.”
CNPP expressed concern over the government’s alleged importation of substandard petroleum products, which “poses a significant risk to the health and safety of Nigerians.”
The CNPP was dissatisfied with the huge funds spent on rehabilitating the Port Harcourt refinery, saying it is “another testament to the mismanagement and inefficiency that plagues NNPC Limited.”
President Bola Tinubu is called upon to act and ensure that the suffering of Nigerians are alleviated.
