ADC Calls for Immediate Publication of NNPC’s N7.13 Trillion Energy Security Expenditure

— Questions overlap between Tompolo’s pipeline contracts and Tinubu campaign role

The African Democratic Congress has demanded the full disclosure of NNPC Ltd.’s N7.13 trillion energy security expenditure for 2024, questioning whether pipeline surveillance funds were blurred with political mobilisation for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election.

In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the opposition party raised concerns over Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo), whose company, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Ltd., is a major pipeline surveillance contractor and who has emerged as a prominent mobiliser for Tinubu’s campaign.

“These are facts that make transparency even more imperative. Nigerians are entitled to ask whether public funds appropriated for pipeline security are being used solely to protect critical national assets, or whether the lines between state expenditure and political mobilisation have become blurred”, the ADC said.

The ADC noted that NNPC Ltd.’s audited 2024 accounts show N7.13 trillion under “Energy Security”—an increase of nearly 14,800 per cent over the N48 billion pipeline contract that previously provoked national outrage. When other fuel-related costs are included, the amount rises to about N17.5 trillion, the party added.

“The bigger the bill, the stronger the obligation to explain it,” the statement read.

The party called on President Tinubu, NNPC Ltd.’s Board and Management, and the National Assembly to publish a full breakdown of the expenditure, including: total spending since May 2023, contract recipients, payments made, results achieved, and any independent value-for-money assessment.

At a time when Nigerians face rising food, transport, and electricity costs, the ADC argued that citizens deserve to know whether the expenditure has improved security or the economy.

“If the answer is yes, the government should have no difficulty showing Nigerians the evidence,” the ADC said.

Under Section 64(m) of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021, energy-security costs incurred by NNPC Ltd. as “supplier of last resort” are borne by the Federation.

“The question is no longer how much was spent. The question is what Nigeria has to show for it,” the ADC concluded.