Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has condemned his invitation by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited to visit its rehabilitated refineries.
The invitation followed Obasanjo’s claim that the NNPCL had no capacity to run the refineries successfully citing his experience while in the country’s saddle and that of his predecessor.
The submission excited response from NNPCL spokesperson Femi Soneye: “We extend an open invitation to former President Obasanjo for a tour of the rehabilitated refineries to witness firsthand the progress made under the new NNPC Limited.”
Reacting to the invitation through his media aide,Kehinde Akinyemi, the ex-president said the invite was improper and a disrespect to the office of the previous president.
“Is that the right way to invite a former president of the country? Who says Baba has even seen the statement or read the news? It is a total disrespect for the office of the former president.
“Ask the NNPCL that as of January 2, have they written to him? Is there any official letter addressed to him, inviting him to the refinery? It is an absolute insult, and the former president cannot dignify such with a response,” Akinyemi told Punchng.