ADMIN.
A former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has described as “deeply shocking” the decision of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts to issue an arrest warrant against him over an ongoing investigation into the affairs of the national oil company.
Kyari, in a formal response addressed to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts seen by The Whistler, said he had earlier informed the committee that he was outside the country receiving medical treatment and could not physically attend its proceedings.
The former NNPC boss maintained that he had never intended to evade the committee’s invitation and remained willing to cooperate fully with the investigation.
In the letter, Kyari said his position had already been communicated to the committee in correspondence dated May 11, 2026.
“I refer to the news of the arrest warrant issued against me during the proceedings of your esteemed Committee today, 10th June, 2026. I am deeply shocked by the issuance of the warrant,” he wrote.
According to him, the earlier letter explained that he was outside Nigeria on medical grounds and would honour the committee’s invitation upon his return.