I RECEIVED DEATH THREATS OVER NNPC REFORMS – KYARI

The Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Mr Mele Kyari, has said that he is receiving death threats as a result of the ongoing reformation in the NNPC.

Kyari made this known today in Abuja at the Legislative Transparency and Accountability summit organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Anti-Corruption.

The NNPC boss said that as a result of the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), a lot of changes are ongoing that affect the old order. He said the company had taken down several illegal oil refineries affecting the volume of oil production in the country.

Kyari stated that as a result of the activities and effects of the illegal refineries, daily crude oil production had been reduced by 700,000 barrels.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, said that over six decades, the oil and gas industry has played a critical role in the economy of Nigeria.

He said that the industry has provided millions of jobs, directly and indirectly, adding that income from the oil and gas sector has funded the administration of government to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars over the years.