By Charles Maduka
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has raised concerns over a coordinated sabotage campaign allegedly launched by individuals both within and outside the organisation to undermine ongoing reforms aimed at transforming it into a corruption-free and performance-driven company.
In a statement released on Friday, the new leadership under Bayo Ojulari disclosed that it had identified a syndicate of known and anonymous actors involved in disseminating misinformation intended to discredit the company’s management and derail its reform agenda.
“These actors are actively spreading lies and misinformation to discredit NNPC Ltd.’s leadership and derail the organisation’s ongoing transformation in line with President Bola Tinubu’s mandate,” the statement said.
The company accused the saboteurs of planting false and scandalous reports to distract leadership, mislead the public, and discourage reform-minded staff.
Describing the campaign as a desperate attempt by those threatened by transparency and accountability, the NNPC maintained that it remains committed to delivering its transformation goals despite anticipated attacks.
“We expect a surge of defamatory content in the days and weeks ahead. NNPC Ltd remains undeterred. The transformation is underway, and no amount of sabotage will stop it,” the company stated.
The leadership urged staff, stakeholders, and Nigerians to remain focused and ignore attempts to derail the company’s mission to rebuild public trust and drive national development.
The NNPC is yet to appoint a new spokesperson following the resignation of Olufemi Soneye.
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