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$21m scam: Niger Delta youths storm NNPCL Towers, demand Ojulari’s removal(Photos)
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A coalition of Niger Delta Youth leaders on Wednesday, stormed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Towers in Abuja, calling for the removal of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the company, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, over alleged corruption and mismanagement.
The coalition under the auspices of Niger Delta Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders’ Forum, also demanded for the appointment of an indigene of the region as the GCEO of the NNPCL.
The youths arrived the towers in their numbers as early as 6am, carrying placards with different inscriptions and continuously chanting solidarity songs.
Some of the placards read, “Ojulari Has Resigned – He Must Vacate Office Now!”; “NNPCL Cannot Function Without Credible Leadership”; “Tinubu Administration Must Not Shield Corruption In NNPCL”; “Mr. President, We Want Economic Empowerment”; “Make Our Refinery Work And Employ Our People”; and so on.
Security agents including men of the Nigeria Police Force were drafted to the scene in their numbers to maintain decorum and ensure that the protest was peaceful.
Addressing newsmen on behalf of the protesters, Jonathan Lokpobiri, Chairman Niger Delta Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders’ Forum, stated that Ojulari’s tenure as the GCEO of the NNPCL has been the worst for Niger Deltans.
He alleged that the NNPCL boss sacked Niger Delta indigenes in the company and replaced them with his cronies.
Lokpobiri demanded for the reinstatement of the sacked Niger Deltans and employment of more indigenes of the region into the company, stressing that without Niger Delta, there will be no NNPCL.
“There is no NNPCL without Niger Delta. As a people, we want our people employed here. We want the businesses in the oil and gas industries. [Bashir Bayo] Ojulari has never felt the pain of oil pollution in his land. No GCEO of NNPCL has punished Niger Deltans like Ojulari has done within the short period of his time.
“He sacked our people, he has replaced our people, he locked the offices of our people who are working here. Many Niger Deltans have been sacked. D We demand for their reinstatement,” he stated.
Lokpobiri further alleged that Ojulari sabotaged operations at the recently rehabilitated Warri and Port Harcourt Refineries despite experts allegedly saying they have capacities to function, in order to sell the refineries to his cronies “at scrap value.”
He also claimed that Ojulari has withheld salaries of oil pipeline surveillance workers in the Niger Delta region for months while sending public funds into private accounts of his cronies up to the tone of 25 million dollars.
Lokpobiri said, “One man wake up one morning and decided that he was going to shut the refineries down so that the small fuel and diesel businesses our parents and siblings use to survive must end so he can sell the refineries at the scrap value to his friends and cronies. Even when those who are operating the refineries have cautioned that the refineries are optimally functioning.
“Mr Ojulari decided that those of our brothers who are working here must not have a space, therefore, he has locked them out by executive power. That is an abuse of power. Every Niger Delta son has the right to work anywhere in this country. And also has the right to be leaders in this organisation. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are here today not because we love what we are doing, but we are left with no choice.
“Our brothers and sisters who only form 5 per cent of the NNPCL are being punished for being from the Niger Delta. We cannot allow that to happen. Those of our brothers sacked by Ojulari must be reinstated. The refineries in the Niger Delta must work now!
“Our brothers who are doing surveillance jobs to secure oil and gas infrastructures in the Niger Delta are being owed salaries of several months. Yet, monies meant for such purposes are transferred to private accounts of Ojulari’s associates and friends to the tone of 21 million dollars.”
However, the protesters later agreed to meet with some officials of the NNPCL following an appeal by a representative of the Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), Mr. Heineken Lokpobiri.
The leaders of the protest promised to brief the public of the outcome of the meeting subsequently.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has slashed its fuel pump price for the second time within four days.
A market survey on Saturday by DAILY POST showed that NNPCL retail outlets around Airport Junction and Wuse Zone 6 (Berger) in Abuja have reduced their petrol price to N1210 per litre, down from N1260.
This means that the state-owned oil firm slashed the petrol price by N50 per litre.
This comes barely two days after Dangote Refinery reduced its petrol gantry price by N50 to N1,125 per litre.
Recall that four days ago, NNPCL had adjusted its fuel price pump by N75 per litre to N1260.
With the latest drop by NNPCL retail outlets, petrol prices stand between N1210 per litre and N1305 per litre in Abuja and its environs.
The reduction in domestic fuel comes amid falling crude oil prices, which stand at $69 per barrel and $71 per barrel for West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude, respectively, following the easing of the conflict in the Middle East.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu has kept mum amid the clamour by Nigerians for a commensurate drop in domestic fuel pump prices due to the significant reduction in crude oil prices.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it is yet to receive the Certified True Copy, CTC, of the Federal High Court judgment that set aside an earlier order directing it to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, as a political party.
INEC revealed this in a statement issued on Saturday by its Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser to the Chairman, Adedayo Oketola.
According to the commission, although it is aware of media reports on the judgment delivered by the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja on June 26, it cannot comment on the ruling until it obtains and reviews the certified copy.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is aware of reports circulating in the media regarding the judgment delivered on Friday, June 26, 2026, by the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, which set aside an earlier order concerning the registration of the Nigeria Democratic Congress.
“However, as of this moment, the Commission has not yet received the Certified True Copy, CTC, of the court’s order,” the statement said.
INEC stated that its legal department would study the judgment upon receipt of the CTC before advising the commission on the next course of action.
“Once the Commission’s legal department receives and thoroughly studies the CTC of the judgment, INEC will take an informed, lawful decision in line with the court’s directives.
“Until then, we cannot comment on the specifics of the ruling, and the public is urged to await the Commission’s formal position on the matter,” Oketola added.
Justice Isah Dashen of the Federal High Court in Lokoja had on Friday set aside the court’s December 10, 2025, judgment directing INEC to register the NDC as a political party.
The court held that the rights of the Peace Movement Party were affected by the earlier judgment because it was not joined in the suit despite claiming ownership of the logo relied upon in securing the registration order.
Justice Dashen consequently ordered that all parties be restored to the positions they occupied before the December 2025 judgment and directed that the substantive suit be heard afresh with all necessary parties joined.
The NDC has rejected the ruling and announced plans to appeal the decision. Its National Chairman, Senator Moses Cleopas, maintained that the party had not been deregistered and argued that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to revisit a matter on which it had already delivered a final judgment.
The ruling has also attracted reactions from opposition figures, including the NDC’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, the party’s National Leader, Senator Henry Dickson, and other stakeholders, who described the decision as a threat to Nigeria’s multiparty democracy and vowed to challenge it through all available legal channels.
INEC, however, maintained that it would reserve its position on the judgment until it receives and reviews the Certified True Copy.
A joint police operation rescued five victims abducted near Ogbere Forest in Ogun state on Wednesday.
They were rescued within 25 hours by the Lagos and Ogun Police Commands, which were part of a joint operation codenamed KOSAYE, meaning “No Space” in Yoruba.
The woman was among the victims who were shot in the incident. Her daughter and sister were among those rescued by the police on Thursday.
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