Stop Harassing Northerners while Shielding NNPCL CFO Over Refinery Rehabilitation – Arewa Youths to Tinubu, EFCC, DSS
A Coalition of Arewa Youths have asked President Bola Tinubu, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the
Department of State Services(DSS),
to stop shielding Dapo Segun, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of NNPC Limited and harassing northerners over refinery rehabilitation scam.
Instead, the youths from 19 northern states urned President Tinubu ensure the the suspension or removal and persecution of Segun while his involvement in the refinery rehabilitation and NNPCL’s acquisition of OVH Energy and deals should be thoroughly probed.
They noted that the present NNPCL’s CFO who served as the
Executive Vice President, Downstream in the previous management of the national oil company can not be excluded from the probe of the refinery rehabilitation and OVH Energy scam while northerners are hunted.
The Arewa Youths bemoaned the recently alleged detention of the former Chief Finance Officer of the NNPC Limited, Umar Ajiya Isa by the EFCC over involvement in the $7.2 billion refinery rehabilitation fraud while Segun is spared and enjoying his new office akin to reward for crimes.
“Though Isa had said he rather submitted himself to the anti-graft agency and not arrested, an official of EFCC reportedly confirmed that the commission’s operatives had arrested him in connection with an alleged $7.2bn fraud related to the rehabilitation of the Kaduna, Warri, and Port Harcourt refineries.
“Also, EFCC reportedly arrested the former Managing Director of the Warri Refinery, Jimoh Olasunkanmi. However, the commission turned blind eye to the major role played by Segun who as the Executive Vice President for the downstream, was directly responsible for refinery operations, shipping, trading, and treasury.
“In furtherance of the witch-hunting of the northerners, EFCC listed the following officials in the probe. They include: the former Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Mele Kyari; the former Managing Director of the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited (PHRC), Ibrahim Onoja; and the former Managing Director of Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC), Mustafa Sugungun.
“Others are former Group Managing Director of NNPC, Abubakar Yar’Adua; a former NNPC group executive director, finance & services; Isiaka Abdulrazak; a former Chief Financial Officer NNPC Limited, Umar Ajiya; the former Managing Director of the PHRC, Dikko Ahmed.
“This is a clear indication that Segun who now oversee the financial affairs of the NNPCL is being shielded by the EFCC and other powers that be despite being at the centre of these controversies. We therefore call for his immediate suspension, arrest and probe concerning these frauds.”
