A pro-democracy organisation, the Coalition for Good Governance (CGG), has urged President Bola Tinubu and Nigerians to disregard what it described as a smear campaign against the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari.
The group said its findings show the attacks are not rooted in facts or performance but are driven by “vested interests seeking to reclaim the corridors of unchecked power and patronage within the oil and gas sector.”
In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, and signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade Olaniyi Olawale, the group maintained that the progress and modernization initiatives being pursued under Mr. Ojulari must not be derailed by what it called cabal-sponsored propaganda.
It urged President Tinubu to stand firm in his support for the NNPCL boss as he continues with the reforms aimed at transforming the corporation into a globally competitive, transparent, and investor-friendly national oil company.
The statement stressed that although opponents of reform “may roar loudly, truth, performance, and service to nation will ultimately prevail.”
“By targeting Mr. Ojulari with fabrications, half-truths, and manufactured associations, these actors seek to undermine his reforms and derail the Renewed Hope Agenda of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR,” the group said.
Since assuming office, Mr. Ojulari has, according to CGG, displayed “visionary and results-oriented leadership in line with the President’s energy sector reform blueprint,” citing achievements in operational efficiency, transparency, investor confidence, and alignment with the Renewed Hope Agenda.
The group described Ojulari as “one of the best-performing appointments in this administration — a professional committed to service delivery, not politics.”
It further warned against false narratives aimed at creating political distractions.
“The falsehoods being circulated, ranging from alleged political collusion to frivolous retreats and baseless business ties are nothing but tools of blackmail. They are intended to pressure the Presidency into making hasty, ill-advised decisions that would embolden corrupt actors and reverse hard-earned progress,” it said.
The CGG cautioned that yielding to such pressures could undermine investor confidence, discourage international oil companies from engaging with Nigeria, and cast doubt on the credibility of the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda.