The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has disclaimed reports that it inflated subsidy claims by N3.3 trillion.
A viral report done by iWitnessLive claimed that NNPCL inflated its fuel subsidy claims by a staggering N3.3 trillion.
However, NNPC, through its spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, dismissed the report in a statement on Monday, labelling it as “ridiculous claims” of “products of the febrile imagination.”
NNPC stated that it had “at no time inflated its subsidy claims with the Federal Government.”
NNPC said all previous subsidy claims by the company are verifiable, as relevant records and documents have been sent to relevant authorities and agencies, noting that it conducts its businesses accountably and transparently in keeping with international best practices.
The statement read, “NNPC Ltd. is neither aware of any audit of its subsidy claims nor the probe ensuing therefrom and wishes to state categorically that both ridiculous claims are products of the febrile imagination of the reporters and their respective media houses,”
“NNPC Ltd. will resist any attempt to drag the Company into the apparent politics of fuel subsidy as it currently operates on a commercial basis and the express provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).
“It is on record that, in line with its Transparency, Accountability & Performance Excellence (TAPE) mantra, NNPC Ltd. has, on several occasions, independently invited external auditors to review its books.
“NNPC Ltd. calls on media practitioners and media houses to exercise restraint and verify information before publication in keeping with the ethics of the noble profession of journalism to avoid misleading the public.”
