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Why NNPC fired Nnamdi-Ogbue, 2 others






There are signs that the administration of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) may have resigned the Managing Director of NNPC Retail Limited, Mrs. Esther Nnamdi-Ogbue and two others over the illicit offer of 130 million liters of petroleum. 

Her retirement comes under 24 hours after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) revealed $38,000,000.00 N23, 000,000.00 and £27,000.00 from a condo in Ikoyi purportedly having a place Mrs. Esther Nnamdi-Ogbue. 

On March 17, Henry Ikem-Obih, a head working officer (downstream) in NNPC, had uncovered that around 130 million liters put away at the Capital Oil and Gas terminal and more than 30 million liters in MRS Limited warehouse, all in the Apapa range of Lagos, were not found when required. 

Ikem-Obih had said the infraction by the two downstream organizations was a reasonable infringement of existing contract which disallowed the organizations from altering the volumes in their authority without express authorization of the company. 

He said the organizations were called to clarify and given two alternatives to either give back the full volume of what was put away in their warehouses or pay the full estimation of the items taken without endorsement. 

He had additionally specified that NNPC alarmed the Directorate of State Service (DSS), the Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and significant boards of trustees of national get together with oversight work on the enterprise's downstream operation to help recuperate the benefits. 

The authorities were accounted for to have been sacked and later encouraged to leave, however are presently formally separated from the administrations of the enterprise. 

In any case, insight to Nnamdi – Ogbue, Mr.Emeka Etiaba, said the cash and additionally the loft where the totals of cash were found did not have a place with her. 

"Our Client is as stunned the same number of different Nigerians at the revealing and recuperation of the said wholes of cash, and wishes to salute the strength and endeavors of the EFCC in the war against debasement," the law office said. 

"She additionally wishes to recognize the shriek passing up the Federal Government in the battle against debasement, which arrangement has brought about vast scale revealing and recuperation of monies and resources." 

The announcement approached the media to be "more watchful" in what it distributes." 

"Mrs. Nnamdi-Ogbue trusts that the source and responsibility for cash is known or in the long run will be known by the EFCC at the appropriate time. In this manner, no requirement for guess or theory," the law office said. 

In the interim, NNPC clarified that the retirement of Nnamdi-Ogbue and two others were in accordance with the progressing changes in NNPC. 

The two other resigned staffs are Mr. Alpha P. Mamza, Executive Director, Operations, NNPC Retail Ltd and Mr. Oluwa Kayode Erinoso, Manager, Distribution, NNPC Retail Ltd. 

The company similarly redeployed Mr. Adeyemi Adetunji, Managing Director of NNPC Retail Ltd; Engr. Lawal Bello, Executive Director, Operations, NNPC Retail Ltd; Mrs. Affiong Akpasubi, Executive Director, Services, NNPC Retail Ltd; and Mr. Agwandas A. Andrawus, Manager, Distribution, NNPC Retail Ltd. 

Until his new task as the Managing Director of NNPC Retail Ltd, Mr. Adetunji was General Manager, Strategy and Planning, Gas and Power and furthermore previous General Manager, Transformation Office. 

On Nnmadi–Ogbue's retirement, Etiaba said the letter forbidding her from the partnership was served her last week and not yesterday, saying that NNPC just chosen to discharge the announcement reporting her retirement from administration on Thursday. 

At the point when Etiaba was inquired as to why her customer was resigned having not accomplished 35 years in administration or achieved the obligatory 60 years, he stated: ''That is another issue we will take up later.''

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