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The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, has denied having a blending plant outside Nigeria.
Kyari dispelled the claim in a statement in response to allegations made by the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, that some NNPC officials have blending plants in Malta.
In a post on his X, Kyari clarified that he does not have any business interests outside Nigeria except for a local agricultural venture.
He also stated that he was not aware of any NNPC employee having or operating a blending plant in Malta or anywhere else in the world.
Kyari emphasized that the alleged blending plant in Malta had no influence over NNPC's business operations.
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