NNPC Appointments: Kachiukwu Writes Presidency, Accuses NNPC Boss Of Insubordination

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, has accused the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mr. Maikanti Baru of
insubordination, while he called for the cancellation of the recent appointments in the NNPC.

The letter, dated August 30, 2017, was circulated widely in the social media on Tuesday.

The NNPC had announced  major appointments and redeployments on August 29, 2017.

The minister, who chairs the NNPC Board, complained in the letter that the NNPC Board, which by NNPC statutes was meant to review appointments and postings, was never briefed about the appointment or redeployment.

“Members of the board learnt of these appointments from the pages of social media and the press release of NNPC,” he said in the letter.

“Like the previous reorganizations and repostings done since Dr.Baru resumed as GMD, I was never given the opportunity before the announcements to discuss these appointments. This is so despite being Minister of State Petroleum and Chairman NNPC Board.

“The Board of NNPC which you appointed and, which has met every month since its inauguration and, which by the statutes of NNPC is meant to review these planned appointments and postings, was never briefed. Members of the Board learnt of these appointments from the pages of social media and the Press Release of NNPC,”Kachikwu said.

The minister said he had decided to bring to the attention of the president after one year of tolerating “these disrespectful and humiliating conducts” from Mr.Baru.

He consequently appealed to the president to approve that the recently announced reorganization in NNPC be suspended.

“My prayers most humbly and respectfully are that you save the office of the minister state from further humiliation and disrespect by compelling all parastatals to submit to oversight regulatory mandate and proper supervision,” the letter read.

Mr.Kachikwu said he was constrained to write to President Buhari after failing to secure appointment to see the president “despite very many attempts.”

The minister also pleaded with the president to save NNPC and the oil industry from collapse arising from the non-transparent practices of the GMD.

See letter below: