The Presidency is reportedly considering a review of the recent senior executive appointments in the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) made by its Group Managing Director (GMD), Dr. Maikanti Baru.
The decision to consider a review of the appointments is predicated on the alleged breach of due process in the appointments and contract awards to the tune of $25 billion raised by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu against the NNPC boss in his letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on August 30.
Thisday quotes an unnamed Presidency source as saying that the silence from the presidency on the appointments was not an endorsement of the action taken by Baru, adding that if after thorough examination the appointments were indeed found to be in breach of the extant laws or the Federal Character principle, they will be reviewed.
The presidential source, according to Thisday, said it is on record that the president had previously reversed himself on certain decisions when his attention was drawn to initial errors, adding that he would not fail to do so again.
Against this backdrop, he said the current situation would not be an exception, as the president will not hesitate to right the wrongs in the NNPC appointments even if they had his initial blessing.