Fuel Scarcity: Group Writes Buhari, Insists On Mele Kyari’s Sack, Replacement As NNPC Boss
By Progress Godfrey
The Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide (YCYW) has restated its demand for the sack of the group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, over unending scarcity of fuel impacting millions of Nigerians negatively.
The YCYW made this demand on Friday in Abuja, in a letter dated 17 November 2022 following its earlier issued notice on 9 November asking President Mohammad Buhari to effect Kyari’s immediate sack and replacement.

In the letter signed by the President General of YCYW Aare Oladotun Hassan, addressed to Mr. Kyari, copying President Buhari, the group insisted that its demand is in the interest of Nigerians. The letter reads in part
“In line with our earlier issued notice on the 9th of November, 2022, we reiterate our demand after a careful review of the situation across the country since the beginning of this year 2022, it all started with importation of adulterated fuel that had caused millions of Nigerians unbearable damage to their vehicles without any empathy, verifiable compensation nor apology from the NNPC till date, afterwards the bad had incessantly turned to the worst situation with constant internal meddling and premeditated artificial scarcity with no genuine reasons, and with the attendant daily news of oil theft, unprecedented massive corruption and frauds allegedly in active connivance with the officials of the NNPC, and as coupled with the massive corruption under your watchful eye of as GMD of the defunct NNPC now turned CEO of NNPC Limited; a replication of old wine in a new sack, be rest assured of its deadly awful taste and poisonous venom
“Subsequently, what Nigerians witnessed is the continuous astronomical hike in the pump price of fuel and diesel to the tune of 250/ltr and 750-850/ltr respectively.
“Aside the undeniable overbearing consequences of PMS and Diesel in our day-to-day activities, poor coordination and reckless management of the NNPC: being the apex Nigeria’s oil management company inevitably remains the greatest negative factor being responsible for the hash and dwindling economy downturn leading to the high poverty rates in the country.
“Businesses that rely solely on diesel are dying in droves on a daily basis, unbearable cost of transportation and movements of goods and services skyrocketed which consequently influenced the constant high inflation rates at double-digit.”
The group further called for the decentralisation of the management of the NNPC to favour all parts of the country.
“As the supreme Council for all Yoruba Youths globally, we have no choice than to rise in defence of the Nigerian masses, for it is unarguable that the NNPC management under you has become conspicuously incompetent, ineffective, weak and incapacitated, hence our clarion call for your immediate replacement with a better competent hand.
“Regrettably, the apex Nigeria oil management company NNPC Ltd, has been brazenly enmeshed in serial allegations of oil theft, unaudited accounts and unmitigated embezzlement, most unfortunate is the full take over of the entire Corporation’s employment base structure from bottom to top by the Northerners.
“Therefore, it is absolutely important to correct this bad impression however, with facts and figures that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited is the exclusive preserve of the Northern Nigerian Petroleum Cooperation limited for the obvious reason of the lopsided job placement and uneven approach that is predicated on over dominance functionality by the Northerners in the company.
“By this we demand a clear cut of National spread in the management of the NNPC Limited on the premise of equitable Federal Character policy. We hereby reiterate for the umpteenth time that our demand is in the interest of fairness, equity and justice,” he added.