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NNPC Chief resigns, claims family issues
BY EMMANUEL OGWU
The Chief Operating Officer of Joint Ventures and Business Development at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Roland Ewubare, has resigned from the organisation.
Ewubare was said to have resigned abruptly from the corporation on Wednesday morning, after working with the national oil giant for about five years.
The former COO who hails from Nigeria’s South-South region, according to The Punch, worked as a close adviser to the late Group Managing Director of NNPC, Maikanti Baru.
In a chat to the media on Friday, Ewubare debunked claims that he resigned due to feud with the management of the corporation.
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He said, “My brother, no feud at all. The GMD (Mele Kyari) is my very close friend and ally. He has been super supportive. I’m leaving to return to my family in the United States.
“I have been in NNPC for five years mostly away from them. With the pandemic, I can’t travel to visit them and they can’t come to visit me. It’s tough. At the core, I’m a family man. Stepping down solely for personal family reasons. That’s the truth.”