The insistence by the Senate that former NNPC boss, Mele Kyari, personally appear before it, which he has now finally done, raises questions about the reasons behind the summons.
What should ordinarily be an institutional investigation into the finances and accounts of the NNPCL turned into a personalization of corporate accountability.
NNPC’s financial records, transactions, and operational decisions are not Kyari’s personal property. They belong to the institution and should remain accessible through its records, irrespective of leadership changes. The present management could have provided the Senate with the necessary documents.
Pretending institutional channels don’t exist fuels suspicion that the exercise was always personal. Still, the hide-and-seek game is over.