South South group commends Buhari over Kyari’s appointment as NNPC GMD

The latest of the commendations is coming from the South South Reawakening Group (SSRG) which lauded the president for appointing professionals and incorruptible persons to occupy key positions of critical institutions that are core to the economic mainstay of the nation.

Convener of the group, Joseph Ambakederimo, said in a statement issued in Abuja that the appointment of Kyari as GMD of NNPC was a sign that the future looks for Nigeria.

“As President Buhari begins his second tenure in office we make bold to say that the future looks good and it is becoming  glaring that he has opened the floodgate of appointments with professionals and incorruptible persons to occupy key positions of critical institutions that are core to the economic mainstay of the nation,” Ambakederimo said.

“This is manifest in the just appointed Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Mele  Kolo Kyari.”

“We want to applaud the President for his foresight in picking Mr Mele Kyari whom we would describe as a “round peg in a round hole,” he added.

He, however, urged the new GMD to live up to the expectation of Nigerians and the president for giving him the opportunity to once again showcase his skills that he brought to bear in the transformation of the crude oil marketing department.

“His output in the crude oil marketing department was extraordinary. He brought an age long experience to bear and turn around the crude oil marketing division,” the SSRG convener said.

He explained that the crude oil marketing division was made possible by  Mele kyari who embraced modern technology and transparency.

Ambakederimo expressed optimism that the same strategy would be employed to reposition the NNPC and it’s subsidiaries to the path of profit making like it’s counterparts in other countries.

He pointed out that another area of concern is the issue of subsidy on petroleum products which has not been properly managed with a cloud of many unanswered questions.

The NNPC under Kyari, Ambakederimo emphasised must devise ways to frustrate the activities of fraudsters.

“The GMD must ensure to apply the most up-to-date technology for the protection of it’s supply chain and, therefore, it’s fuel quality and integrity,” he noted.

“This way, there will be a level of assurance that Nigerians are buying a product they can trust.”

He urged the new GMD  to recognise that his appointment was coming at a critical time in the volatile global oil industry and  the Nigerian economy in particular including bringing of some level of openness in the operations of the NNPC.

“The NNPC operations have largely remain opaque for a very long time, but with the coming of Mr Mele Kyari, we hope to see an appreciable level of transparency in the operations of the NNPC henceforth.”