Mohammed Shosanya
Seplat Energy Plc,has faulted allegations leveled against the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company, Mr Roger Brown.
He was accused of favouring foreign workers, and discriminating against Nigerian employees of the company and possessing a Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Aliens Card (CERPAC) contrary to valid expatriate quota.
He was also alleged to have failed to honour invitations by the ministry’s panel, which investigated the matter.
The energy company,in a statement made available to Premium News on Thursday,punctured the allegations.
“Seplat Energy wishes to refute the false allegations against Mr. Brown, which have been presented to the Ministry of Interior and the public by certain petitioners and which have not been brought to the attention of Mr. Roger Brown or Seplat Energy for a reaction”, the statement said.
The company said the orchestrated media reports are clearly calculated to spread false information and that the company will be engaging with the ministry to reject the impressions created by these allegations.
“The Board believes that these allegations are a spurious and vindictive reaction to the enforcement of corporate governance standards in the company by the Board of Seplat Energy. Over the past decade, Brown has earned an unblemished record of service and leadership in the company.
“On 8th March 2023, the Board of Seplat Energy unanimously passed a vote of confidence in Brown, who continues to discharge his duties and responsibilities as CEO from the Seplat UK office”, the statement added.
