The Situation Room on Positive Reforms has raised alarm over a malicious pretend marketing campaign focusing on the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Mr. Bashir Ojulari.
The group alleges that detractors are spreading false claims about Ojulari’s resignation in a deliberate try to destabilize Nigeria’s power sector and undermine the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
In a press release signed by Dr Collins Atawodi, the group condemned the fabricated reviews, which falsely claimed that the Presidency compelled Ojulari to resign.
The Situation Room on Positive Reforms described the pretend information as a calculated plot to disrupt Nigeria’s power provide, probably triggering gas shortages, reintroducing gas queues, and inciting widespread unrest.
The group pointed to Ojulari’s current achievements, together with his efforts to reform the nation’s refineries and get well income beforehand tied up by questionable offers with worldwide oil corporations (IOCs).
These successes, the group suggests, could have provoked the wave of false accusations aimed toward discrediting him.
“This malicious lie is the work of enemies of President Tinubu, who are desperate to discredit his administration and halt the progress of recent reforms,” stated Dr. Collins Atawodi.
“Mr. Ojulari’s refusal to engage in corrupt practices and his commitment to transparency in managing oil revenue have made him a target of those who profited from the mismanagement of NNPCL in the past.”
The group praised Ojulari’s management, noting his dedication to growing nationwide income and implementing reforms at NNPCL.
They urged the Presidency to face by Ojulari and defend him from these in search of to derail his efforts. “Allowing his opponents to succeed would set Nigeria back and reduce NNPCL to a drain on resources,” the assertion warned.
The Situation Room additionally known as on media organizations to strengthen their gatekeeping to stop the unfold of faux information, which they argue dangers discrediting the media and fueling public unrest.
“Those opposing Mr. Ojulari’s reforms will do everything to protect their illicit financial flows, but they have no right to halt Nigeria’s progress,” Atawodi added.
The group concluded by demanding that these behind the smear marketing campaign stop their efforts and permit Ojulari to proceed his work for the advantage of the nation. “Enough is enough,” the assertion declared.
