•Disputes alleged diversion of funds, insists suppliers paid to save lives, restore project
•Insists bank wants to eat its cake and also have it
James Emejo in Abuja
General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL), in response to FBN’s statement last night, provided more details on how First Bank of Nigeria’s failure to pay its pending requests according to contract terms led to an international incident in 2023, which nearly claimed the lives of 93 persons working on the oil rig.
These details were contained in the accounts provided by GHL as part of her Right of Reply.
The response, however, followed repeated allegations of diversion of funds levelled against GHL in a public statement issued by FBN.
According to GHL, on October 7, 2023, the drilling rig, Blackford Dolphin, ran out of fuel, food and other critical supplies with 93 persons on board, a critical situation, which almost warranted declaring MAYDAY.
During the life-threatening…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
