Former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has expressed doubt in the ability of Senator Opeyemi Bamidele-led Senate investigative panel into the allege corruption in the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), to implicate anybody.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Atiku in a statement by his media adviser Paul Ibe, noted that Bamidele who is heading the panel, is a known supporter of President Bola Tinubu.
“He served as a commissioner under Tinubu in Lagos State and publicly calls him his godfather. “Given that Tinubu is the Petroleum Minister, he should be held responsible for the sector’s issues.
“I doubt Bamidele will conduct a thorough investigation that might implicate his patron,” Atiku said. The panel is to investigate the irregularities and alleged corruption in the NNPC Retail Limited and the acquisition of OVH Energy Marketing Ltd.
But Atiku alleged that the president’s brother, Wale Tinubu, has 49 per cent stake in OVH Energy, which he said, the NNPC Retail Ltd acquired and all its filling stations in October 2022, just five months before the elections.
“NNPCL already had about 550 filling stations across the country but claimed it was enhancing its capacity by acquiring OVH, which had only 94 stations and 100 others leased.
“The NNPC did not disclose the purchase price of OVH or the terms of the acquisition,” he stated, disclosong that the NNPC rejected Freedom of Information request, claiming to be a private company despite still being government-owned.”