He added that he had offered to respond to any questions from the committee in writing to avoid delaying its work.
A former Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, has reacted to the arrest warrant issued against him by the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, expressing shock over the decision and insisting that he had earlier informed the committee that he was outside Nigeria receiving medical treatment.
The reaction came hours after the committee ordered security agencies to arrest and produce Kyari before lawmakers over his failure to appear at an investigative hearing probing allegations of N210 trillion in unaccounted funds in NNPCL’s accounts between 2017 and 2023.
In a letter dated June 10, 2026, obtained by SaharaReporters, Kyari said he had previously written to the committee on May 8 and that the correspondence was received on May 11, informing lawmakers that he was abroad on medical grounds and unable to attend the hearing physically.
“I am deeply shocked by the issuance of the warrant, especially as I had earlier communicated with your committee via a letter dated and received on 11th May, 2026,” Kyari wrote.
