JUST-IN: Ignore Fake News, Kyari Is Still Substantive GCEO Of NNPC—Presidency
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Contrary to speculations making the spherical that President Bola Tinubu has directed the suspension of Mallam Mele Kyari because the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd, there may be no such directive from the President.
Presidency reasserts confided in THE WHISTLER on Saturday night time that the President has now no longer given such directive for the suspension of Kyari as NNPC Boss.
Social media systems have been abuzz on Saturday night with numerous posts claiming the President had directed the on-the-spot suspension of Kyari as NNPC GCEO.
The social media posts of the purported suspension of Kyari received traction because it turned into coming slightly 24 hours after the Presidency introduced the suspension of Godwin Emefiele from the workplace because the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Multiple reasserts withinside the Presidency advised THE WHISTLER that there’s no such plan to drop Kyari because of the GCEO of the NNPC.
One of the assets stated, “We were given to recognise approximately the purported suspension thru social media posts. But I can verify to you that there may be no such directive coming from the President. Nigerians are regarded to play plenty with tendencies and a person might also additionally simply have sat down someplace to make such posts.
“There isn’t any iota of fact in that submission claiming that the President has suspended the NNPC GCEO. There is not anything to be concerned approximately due to the fact the Petroleum Industry Act is obvious on how the NNPC GCEO or any member of the NNPC Board can be removed.”
When contacted, an Aide to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation informed THE WHISTLER that they have got now no longer obtained any of such directives from the President.
“Please brush aside the ones reviews due to the fact they’re faux news. We don’t have such directive from the President to drop Kyari,” the Aide stated.
The supply stated the Presidency will now no longer dignify hearsay mongers with a legit response.
