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The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has reportedly been forced to resign.
According to a report by Peoples Gazette, the incident took place on Friday, involving the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede , and the Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS), Adeola Ajayi.
Sources who spoke with the news outlet claimed that Mr. Ojulari was cornered and subjected to intense pressure to resign, with investigators questioning him repeatedly over any possible ties to Olatimbo Ayinde — a British-Nigerian oil executive believed to be highly influential in the current administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“Mr. Ojulari told us he didn’t know Olatimbo Ayinde,” a source who spoke on condition of anonymity told Peoples Gazette.
As of Saturday afternoon, neither EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale nor Mr. Ojulari himself had responded to inquiries about the alleged incident.
It would be recalled that Ojulari was appointed as NNPCL boss by President Tinubu in April 2025.
His tenure has been marked by internal tensions, with the NNPCL raising alarm over suspected sabotage within the company’s leadership.
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