Arewa Consultative Forum, has
called on President Muhammadu Buhari to impartially probe the allegations of
contract award Minister of state for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu levelled against
the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr.
Maikanti Baru.
The body gave the call at the end
of its National Executive Council meeting in Kaduna on Thursday.
In a communiqué signed by its
National Publicity Secretary, Muhammad Ibrahim Biu, the Forum said Buhari
should probe the allegation for the sake of truth.
The communiqué reads, “The
meeting expressed deep concern over the open altercations between the Minister
of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, and the Group Managing
Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Company. Dr. Maikanti Baru, over
allegations of contract awards bordering on managerial imperfections and acts
of insubordination made by the minister against the Group Managing Director.
“ACF had earlier called on Mr.
President to thoroughly investigate the matter by giving fair hearing to both
parties in order to know the actual facts in the interest of transparency in
management practices of the NNPC.
“However, the meeting notes with
regret the continued accusations and counter-accusations by the two public
officers, which are precisely avoidable and unnecessary, considering the
important role of the petroleum industry under their watch to the nation’s
economy.”
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