The company’s Chief Communications Officer, Garba Deen
Muhammad, made this known in a rejoinder to a media report (not The Nation)
that the duo were paid their gratuities even as they are in the employment of
the NNPCL.
The spokesman said, “Group Managing Director and Group
Executive Director F&A career with the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation ended in line with the provisions of PIA and Appropriate Government
Circular.”
The rejoinder noted that the report allegedly depicted the
inappropriateness of the disengagement of the GMD, Mallam Mele Kyari and GED
F&A, Mr. Umar Ajiya from the services of the old Corporation and their subsequent
appointment by Mr. President to commence a new tenure as Group CEO and CFO in
the new NNPC Limited.
Muhammad cited to the passage of the Petroleum Industry Act
and the successful transition of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to
a commercially driven National Energy Company, the NNPC Limited.