I Voluntarily Resigned Due To Kigali Trip Controversy, Ojulari Clarifies …Absolves DSS, EFCC Of Any Role

The erstwhile Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Mr. Bayo Ojulari, has declared that he voluntarily resigned and tendered his resignation letter through due process following alleged controversies surrounding a legitimate business trip to Kigali.

He stressed that contrary to earlier reports alleging that he was abducted and fully coerced to resign, Ojulari said “I was neither arrested nor strong-armed into resigning.”

“In fact, the only ‘pressure’ I faced was from my own conscience and commitment to accountability after the unnecessary controversy stirred around the Kigali trip.

“My resignation was a personal decision, submitted through the appropriate channels—not at gunpoint in some spy movie scenario.”

Earlier reports had claimed that EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede and DSS Director-General, Adeola Ajayi, had plotted to remove him but Ojulari described the claim as not only baseless but laughable.

He said, “If I were to be ‘forced out,’ it certainly wouldn’t be in silence—I’d have at least negotiated for a better headline!” Ojulari joked.

Further, he said: ” I’ve spent decades in the oil and gas industry, building a reputation on transparency and expertise—not gossip columns.

“If I were going to stage a dramatic exit, I’d at least make sure it came with a soundtrack and better lighting.”

He dismissed knowledge of British-Nigerian businesswoman, Olatimbo Ayinde, saying he has no personal or professional dealings with her and finds it curious that her name keeps appearing in unrelated matters.