Group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari, has said he does not own a blending plant in Malta.
Kyari made the clarification on Tuesday in a post on X where he also denied knowledge of any personnel of the NNPC that owns such a plant in Malta.
Africa’s richest person, Aliko Dangote, on Monday, alleged that some officials of the NNPC operate a blending plant in Malta from where they bring substandard petroleum products into Nigeria.
Kyari, who said he had been inundated with enquiries from family members, friends and associates since the allegation said: “To clarify the allegations regarding blending plant, I do not own or operate any business directly or by proxy anywhere in the world with the exception of a local mini Agric venture.
“Neither am I aware of any employee of the NNPC, that owns or operates a blending plant in Malta or anywhere else in the world.”
Continuing, he noted that: “A blending plant in Malta or any part of the world has no influence over NNPC’s business operations and strategic actions.
“For further assurance, our compliance sanction grid shall apply to any NNPC employee who is established to be involved in doing so if availed and I strongly recommend that such individuals be declared public and be made known to relevant government security agencies for necessary actions in view of the grave implications for national energy security.”
