The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, on Friday debunked insinuations that the recent retirement of some top management staff of the corporation and appointment of new ones was biased against certain ethnic groups in the country.
The Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the corporation, Ohi Alegbe, who decried attempts by a section of the media to politicize the recent appointments, clarified that the retirements were without any regard to ethnicity or state of origin of the affected officials.
While the retirement exercise affected all those who were to retire between now and 2016, Mr. Alegbe said the new appointments were made with the express approval of President Muhammadu Buhari in compliance with extant laws regarding federal character.
“The recent appointments, promotions, and retirements are all a part of the ongoing restructuring exercise aimed repositioning the Corporation into a lean, efficient, profit-driven organization in line with international best practices without regard to primordial sentiments,” Mr. Alegbe said.
He urged the public to discountenance any report aimed at denigrating the ongoing reorganization exercise in the Corporation.
