The Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari, has urged persons, who had been issuing goodwill messages on his reappointment, to stop forthwith.

Some persons, including a Niger Delta ex-militant, had taken out front-page advertorials in selected Nigerian newspapers to congratulate the NNPC helmsman over his retention as the GCEO of the national oil company.

But in a statement by NNPC’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, Kyari expressed gratitude to stakeholders and Nigerians for their enthusiasm regarding his reappointment by President Bola Tinubu. But he appealed that they halt the congratulatory messages.

He stated that he viewed his reappointment as a renewed challenge, restating his commitment to stabilizing the oil industry and enhancing service delivery for increased revenue.