FCT, Abuja – The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 and 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) for its alleged lack of transparency.
TimesNow.com.ng reports that this follows the NNPCL’s admission of a $6 billion debt to petrol suppliers amid the lingering fuel scarcity problem.
This admission made public on Sunday, September 1, has intensified the fuel scarcity that has plagued the nation for six weeks.
Olufemi Soneye, the spokesperson of the NNPCL, confirmed the debt, highlighting the severe financial strain it has imposed on the company’s operations.
Meanwhile, Soneye assured that NNPCL is working with government agencies to ensure a consistent supply of petroleum products nationwide.
Reacting to the NNPCL’s admission, Atiku expressed deep concern over the situation through Phrank Shaibu, his media aide.
Atiku’s statement partly reads:
Furthermore, the former vice president accused the Bola Tinubu administration of driving the NNPCL to ruin.
Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that AbdulRasheed Shehu, Atiku’s special assistant on broadcast media, accused Mohammed Abubakar Badaru, the minister of defence, of “sycophancy”.
In a video shared by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Badaru, 61, could be seen shaking hands with Tinubu, 72, and heard saying, “welcome daddy”. Reacting to the moment, Shehu mocked the minister.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
