NNPC threatens to sack staff of 21 depots over corruption
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has urged staff of the 21 depots across the country to be transparent in their dealings. The group managing director of NNPC, Mele Kyari, said this on Wednesday, September 4.
Report has it that each of the 21 depots has an average of 50 staff. He said any member of staff that lacks transparency ad accountability will be sacked without hesitation. “Any personnel caught with any corrupt act would be shown the way out of the Corporation without hesitation, he stated. Ndu Ughamadu who is the group general manager, group public affairs division, in a statement noted that Kyari said officials should report fishy transaction to their superior. He said there was no room for the kind of under-hand dealings that were associated with the depots operations in the past, stressing that any personnel caught with any corrupt act would be shown the way out of the corporation without hesitation," Ughamadu said. He added that management was ready to reward staff who carried out their duties with distinction.