Lawyers under the Forum of Forensic Investigation Lawyers working with Kingdom Human Right group, have advocated the need for forensic investigation into the refinery rehabilitation and OVH acquisition.
They also implored President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to fire the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Dapo Segun over refinery rehabilitation and OVH acquisition deal.
Led by Barrister Ahmed Yusuf, and Okere Kingdom, the lawyers also want forensic audit and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC probe of his tenure, over his role in failed refinery, OVH deals.
The lawyers had on Monday filed a suit at Abuja Federal High Court seeking an order for forensic investigation of the OVH refinery deals and the tenure of Dapo.
It is also seeking for an order to stop Dapo’s continuous stay as CFO to avoid compromise of documents pending the conclusion of investigation.
In a statement in Abuja, the lawyers said: “We are seeking for an order of Court to suspend the NNPCL CFO. The suit is seeking an order for forensic investigation of the OVH refinery deals and the tenure of Dapo. It is also seeking for an order to stop his continuous stay as CFO to avoid compromise of documents pending the conclusion of investigation.
“The man who was EVP Downstream then, chief financial officer now. The man who caused crisis between everyone in the board. this is the man who was a head of treasury in NNPC during the refinery rehabilitation. Later became EVP Downstream that was still in charge of the refinery rehabilitation, going to the refinery everyday precided over that process including the award of the jobs.
“This same man again became chief financial officer making payment. Now the refinery project has failed. Also the EVP during the NNPC acquisition of OVH which has been no benefit today at NNPC. This same man is still in office as chief financial officer instead of being sacked.
“We call on President Bola Tinubu to do the needful by sacking him and bringing on board someone more competent.”