The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Maikanti Baru, has finally responded to allegations of corruption and violation of contract laws raised by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibeh Kachikwu.
In a memo to President Muhammadu Buhari, leaked last week to the media, Mr. Kachikwu detailed several alleged misdeeds of Mr. Baru, including the unilateral award of hefty oil and gas contracts totaling about N9 trillion.
He also accused Mr. Baru of insubordination. Mr. Kachikwu met with President Buhari on Friday, but despite the weight of the allegations, no government official reacted publicly until now. Swipe left to read Mr. Baru’s statement above.
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