The New Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mele Kyari has explained the partnership the Corporation entered with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Speaking after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, Kyari said the objective was to control any form of corruption in the system.
“We are going to work with EFCC and other institutions that are involved in controlling and contending any form of corruption in our system. This is in line with Mr President cardinal principle to contain corruption so that this country can benefits from its resources. There will be corruption where there is no discretion. So we will automate our systems and processes so that discretion is reduced to the barest minimum.
Speaking on his plans, the new GMD said: “I was part of the team that has been working assiduously since he resumed office. I understand the gravity of the assignment given to me, the trust that is associated with this work and the high expectations of Mr President for us to make the company, a global company of excellence and to deliver to the citizenry the benefits of the oil and gas industry.
“We are focussed in ensuring that we deliver this in the shortest possible time and in the most efficient way. I assure all of us that we will do this work with integrity. I will ensure that by 2023 mr President will look back and confirmed that he has not misplaced his trust first of Dr. Baru and transferring it to us is a testament of the confidence mr President has for the corporation. We will make sure at the end of the day that the corporation becomes an integrator of the economy”.