A civil group, the Coalition of Nigerian Patriots for Good Governance, has asked President Bola Tinubu to immediately sack Bayo Ojulari, Group CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, over allegations of a N5.7 billion consultancy fraud.
The group is also requesting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the consultancy contract awarded to HASKE by NNPCL, including the firm’s ownership, bank trails, and project deliverables.
It threatened to carry out an advocacy march from July 1 to 2 to press home its demands.
In an open letter by the convener of the group, Musa Abdullahi, dated June 26, 2025, he also tasked the National Assembly to conduct a public hearing to investigate “NNPCL’s opaque contract practices and rising culture of financial recklessness.”
Titled, *“Open Letter to Nigerians: The N5.7 Billion Consultancy Fraud, Lavish NNPCL Retreats and the Urgent Need for President Tinubu to Sack Bayo Ojulari,”* the letter accused the national oil company of secretly awarding a N5.7 billion consultancy contract to a little-known and controversial firm called HASKE, without due process, transparency, or justification.
“The company has no verifiable record of delivering high-level consultancy services, nor does it possess the industry reputation or technical competence required for such a contract.
“The deal was not advertised, not subjected to competitive bidding, and was not scrutinized by relevant oversight bodies. This is not just a violation of public procurement laws—it is a calculated looting of Nigeria’s oil wealth.
“N5.7 billion—nearly \$4 million at today’s rates—was signed away behind closed doors while hospitals go without equipment, schools lack basic infrastructure, and millions cannot afford a single meal a day,” he stated.
The funds, he said, could build or equip 570 primary health care centres across rural Nigeria, fund scholarships for over 50,000 indigent students, construct 114 kilometres of rural roads to support agriculture and commerce, and provide capital to over 10,000 young entrepreneurs.
According to Abdullahi, keeping the NNPCL boss in office sends a dangerous message that corruption still has a seat at the President’s table.
“We want to state that Ojulari’s plan is to kill NNPCL because we want to authoritatively state that so many top principled NNPCL staff like Chief Operating Officer, Spokesman, and others have started resigning. So many professionals plan to leave the NNPCL for Ojulari,” the convener said.
