The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has claimed that some forces are trying to sabotage its ongoing reforms.
The company lamented that some individuals within and outside the organisation were derailing and discrediting its leadership and its ongoing reforms.
This accusation comes just a day after the Senate Committee on Public Accounts issued a 10-day ultimatum to NNPC to respond to audit queries over discrepancies in its financial statements.
The committee is investigating a reported ₦210 trillion gap in the company’s audited accounts over recent years.
However, in a statement released on Friday, NNPC management stated that some perpetrators were orchestrating a misinformation campaign in response to the company’s push for transparency and accountability.
“The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has uncovered an emerging coordinated sabotage campaign being waged by a syndicate of known and faceless actors, both outside and within various levels of the organisation,” the statement read.
According to the company, this group was deliberately spreading lies and planting fabricated reports designed to mislead the public and undermine the credibility of its leadership.
“Their tactics include planting scandalous and fabricated reports, curated to distract leadership, mislead the public, and undermine the commitment of our dedicated workforce and reform-minded Nigerians,” NNPC added.
The Corporation described the effort as a desperate move by individuals threatened by the company’s transformation agenda, which aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s mandate to rid the sector of corruption and drive performance.
“This is a calculated attempt to obstruct the transformation of Nigeria’s foremost energy institution. We expect a surge in defamatory content in the days and weeks ahead. But NNPC Ltd. remains undeterred. The transformation is underway, and no amount of sabotage will stop it,” the company noted
The company called on its staff, stakeholders, and patriotic Nigerians to remain focused and ignore the distractions.
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