RE: Coordinated Harassment and Baseless Rumours Against Mr. Ojulari, GCEO of NNPCL- A Deliberate Plot to Undermine Reform and National Stability
The Centre for Convention on Democratic Integrity (CCDI) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the vile propaganda, targeted harassment, and cowardly whispering campaign currently being orchestrated against Mr. Ojulari, the newly appointed Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
It has become evident that certain disgruntled elements,many of whom have long fed fat on systemic rot within the oil and gas sector,are deeply unsettled by Mr. Ojulari’s bold commitment to sanitising the NNPCL.These unpatriotic actors, desperate to derail the reforms underway, have resorted to malicious insinuations, disinformation and underhand tactics designed to erode public confidence and sow discord within the Presidency.
Let it be stated without equivocation: Mr. Ojulari did not ascend to this office through intrigue or favouritism, but through proven competence, moral clarity and an unwavering record of service. His early initiatives have already signalled a return to fiscal discipline, operational transparency and the reclaiming of national assets from oil thieves and entrenched cartels.
We are aware that these enemies of the nation, threatened by the collapse of their illicit pipelines and privileges,are now attempting to ensnare the security agencies, mislead political actors and poison the public space.They are not merely attacking a man,they are attacking Nigeria’s sovereign energy future.
We call upon His Excellency President Bola Tinubu, the National Security Adviser, and all patriotic institutions to stand firm. Mr. Ojulari’s success is Nigeria’s success. To betray him is to betray the mandate of reform and national survival. Nigeria shall not be held hostage by saboteurs masquerading as patriots.
*Olufemi Aduwo
Permanent Representative, Centre for Convention on Democratic Integrity Ltd/Gte (CCDI) to the ECOSOC, United Nations
Chairman, AU-Countries Group, Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF), World Bank.
*CCDI is a non-profit organisation registered in Nigeria and incorporated in the State of Maryland, USA. It has held United Nations ECOSOC Consultative Status since 2017.
