NNPC Under Siege! Management Cries Out As Saboteurs Cripple Oil Operations

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has revealed a growing and coordinated sabotage effort allegedly orchestrated by both internal and external actors, including identifiable individuals and unknown elements.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has sounded the alarm over what it described as an orchestrated smear campaign designed to tarnish its leadership and disrupt its ongoing reforms. In a statement issued by its management, the company alleged that a network of known and anonymous actors—both within and outside the organization—was spreading deliberate falsehoods to sabotage its transformation into a transparent, high-performing energy institution, as mandated by the President.

NNPC Ltd. accused the group of crafting and disseminating fabricated reports intended to divert the attention of its leadership, mislead the public, and demoralize both its workforce and reform-minded stakeholders. The company characterized these efforts as a calculated move by individuals who feel threatened by its commitment to transparency and institutional reform.

While acknowledging the possibility of further defamatory campaigns in the near future, NNPC Ltd. reiterated its resolve to push forward with its reforms. It called on employees, stakeholders, and patriotic Nigerians to stay focused and not be discouraged by attempts to derail progress.

In a related development, the Senate Committee on Public Accounts has summoned the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd., Bayo Ojulari, to appear before it on July 10. This directive comes after the company failed to attend a scheduled hearing to address concerns over N210 trillion allegedly unaccounted for between 2017 and 2023, as cited in an audit report. The committee, led by Senator Ahmed Wadada, rejected NNPC’s request for a two-month extension to prepare its response, insisting that accountability must not be postponed. It warned that failure to comply with the summons may result in the issuance of a warrant for Ojulari’s arrest.