The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that there is no ethnic or political agenda attached to the corporation’s recent appointments and retirements.
In a statement issued by Mr Ohi Alegbe, NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, the corporation stated that the new appointments are in line with international best practices devoid of sentiments.
The statement read “The recent appointments, promotions, and retirements are all part of the ongoing restructuring aimed at repositioning the corporation into a lean, efficient, profit-driven organization.”
Alegbe explained that the appointments are in strict compliance with federal character and done with the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari.
He called on Nigerians to disregard any report aimed at denigrating the on-going reorganisation of the corporation.