The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has debunked the mass extortion and collection of $100,000 bribes from marketers before allocating cargoes, as published by SaharaReporters.
The Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the NNPC, Garba Deen Muhammad, described the allegations as false.
Muhammad said only applicants that had “PMS outlets” were given allocations of AGO.
He said, “The allegations are completely false. Only applicants that have PMS outlets are given an allocation of AGO. No outlet, no AGO allocation.
“Depot owners that do not have outlets are not given allocations. Thus, using the possession of outlets as a major criterion for the allocation of AGO, it is possible that those applicants who do not qualify and are therefore not given allocation may have felt aggrieved enough to make those false allegations.
“Therefore, tell the marketer whose name you withheld, or any other marketer that has made such allegations, to come forward and present evidence to support his or her allegation, if they are truthful.”
“Finally, we call on all our partners and all Nigerians to bear in mind that NNPC Ltd. is a law-abiding and responsible business organisation that does not tolerate fraudulent conduct.” “That is why, as a matter of principle, we publish our annual financial statement for public appraisal.”
Recall that SaharaReporters reported that some top management staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has been accused of extortion and bribery to the tune of $100,000 from each of the oil marketers before allocating diesel cargoes to them.
