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372 YOUTH EMPOWERMENT NETWORK CONDEMNS CALL FOR MELE KYARI'S REMOVAL. DESCRIBES THE CALL AS A MAJOR DISTRACTION

  An amalgamation of young professionals across all the Ethnic Nationalties in Nigeria under the banner of 372 Youth Empowerment Network, has strongly condemned the call for the removal of the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company NNPCL Mallam Mele Kyari. In a public statement issued by its National Co-ordinator Mohammed Saidu and co-signed by Hon Dayo Okewole and Chidi Nwogwugwu, National Secretary and National organizing Secretary respectively, the group described the call as selfish, self-serving, misplaced and grand distraction orchestrated to serve motives other than the advancement of our dear Country, but ulterior motives , one of which is to undermine the great achievements recorded by NNPCL under Mele Kyari's watch.The statement further described Kyari as a thorough bred professional, whose  commitment to excellence and capacity to deliver on NNPCL's mandate cannot be questioned. He stands out as having led the organisation to post an increase of crude oil production from 800,000 bpd to 1.6 m bpd within a short period. The GMD has also creditable navigated the affairs of NNPCL with widely acclaimed expertise, professionalism and transparency during this obviously challenging times.  He has also demonstrated unprecedented penchant for transparency by declaring and publishing the organisation's audited financial statements for the past three years .The statement also highlighted the pivotal role Kyari played in the passage and implementation of the Petroleum industry act which is meant to promote greater investment and accountability in the industry. The group however acknowledged the fact our Country is going through difficult times, but declared that just as the Minister of Finance and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria cannot be asked to be removed because of our economic woes, the same way Mele Kyari cannot be held responsible for the the challenges we are experiencing in the Petroleum sector. Every step taken by Mele Kyari is in line with Mr President's renewed hope agenda. The positive results of the various reforms embarked upon by NNPCL will soon begin to yield results. The group enjoined all hands to be on deck to support Mr Mele Kyari to conclude these reforms instead of distracting him and Mr President by unnecessary heating up of the system by calling for his removal. The statement added that Mr President has implicit and unshaken confidence in the ability of Mallam Mele Kyari to deliver. Some of those calling for his removal are behind the problems we are facing, they believe  Kyari is an impediment to their nefarious activities.The 372 youth Empowerment  Network finally appealed to those behind this distraction to have a rethink and instead join hands with Mele Kyari and the NNPCL to proffer sustainable solutions to the lingering challenges in the Petroleum industry.The group promised to deploy its vast network across all the ethnic nationalities in Nigeria to support the NNPCL under the leadership of Mallam Mele Kyari to achieve more successes in the delivery of their mandate within the shortest possible period.