WE'VE BEGUN SANITIZING NNPC
TO MAKE IT FREE OF CORRUPTION AND SHADY DEALS/TRIAL OF THOSE WHO MISAPPRORIATED
NNPC REVENUES WILL BEGIN SOON - BUHARI
President Muhammadu Buhari
Sunday in New York restated his determination to fully sanitize Nigeria's oil
industry and make it totally free of corruption and shady deals.
Speaking at a meeting with President Xi Jinping
on the sidelines of the 70th General Assembly of the United Nations, President
Buhari said that a necessary first step in this direction had already been
taken with the appointment of a new management for the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its subsequent reorganisation .
The President said that the
prosecution of those who misappropriated the NNPC's revenue under past
administrations will soon commence.
President Buhari thanked
President Xi Jinping for China's ongoing help in curbing crude oil theft from
Nigeria.
The President applauded China's interception of
shiploads of crude oil stolen from Nigeria, and which were to be sold and
proceeds paid into private accounts.
"We know your stand on
corruption, and we are grateful. Your continued cooperation in curbing oil
theft from Nigeria will be appreciated," President Buhari told the Chinese
leader.
He also assured President Xi Jinping that under
its new leadership, the Nigerian military had been re-trained and
re-equipped, and was now making steady gains against Boko Haram.
President Jinping told
President Buhari that China, which is already involved in Nigeria
in diverse areas like railway, airports, agriculture, and in the Mambilla
Hydro-power project, among others, will increase its investment in the country's
agricultural sector to support the achievement of domestic food security.
He also promised further
Chinese investment in Nigeria's oil and gas industry, and more support for
human capital development in the country.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the
President
(Media & Publicity)
September 27, 2015
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