Alleged resignation of NNPCL boss fake, Olukoyede not a bully – EFCC sources

NNPCL boss, Bayo Ojulari

The report of abduction and forced resignation of the Group Chief Executive Officer, GCEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, Bayo Ojulari by the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede is, to say the least, ridiculous and mischievous.

Sources within the Commission disclosed that Olukoyede does not need to abduct or force anyone to resign an appointment since he is not an appointing authority. Besides, if he needs anyone to account for anything, he does it by writing or inviting the person formally. Whatever does not follow such procedures is not true and should not be taken seriously.

Ojulari was reported to have been forced to sign a resignation letter on Friday, an online platform reported.

According to the report, Ojulari was hijacked and pressured to sign a resignation letter by Ola Olukoyede, chairman of anti-graft EFCC, and Adeola Ajayi, Director-General of the Department Security Service, DSS.

It was reported that the alleged incident occurred on Friday, according to sources who spoke with the news platform.

The sources said Mr Ojulari was repeatedly questioned about what he might know of Olatimbo Ayinde, a British-Nigerian oil businesswoman who has recently emerged as one of the most powerful forces steering the Tinubu administration.

“Mr Ojulari told us he didn’t know Olatimbo Ayinde,” said the source, who preferred anonymity.

However, EFCC sources who spoke with The Recorder said that Olukoyede is not a bully. “He is a law- abiding chief executive of the nation’s most important anti-graft agency. He has never abducted, coerced, tortured, or caused anyone to resign his position at any time. The public should ignore fake news peddlers and their false narratives.”