The Development and Safety Professional Association has called on the Federal Government to revoke the operating license of Rolling Energy over its alleged poor handling of the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) initiative in Northern Nigeria.
The group made the call on Saturday during a roundtable held in Maiduguri, Borno State.
Speaking through a statement, the Regional Coordinator of the association, l Bukar Hashimu-Goni, described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s CNG initiative as a noble and commendable policy aimed at cushioning the effects of fuel subsidy removal.
However, he said its implementation in the North is being undermined by inefficiency on the part of Rolling Energy.
“We have monitored the progress of the CNG rollout nationwide and observed that while some private firms are making remarkable progress, Rolling Energy—tasked with implementation in the North—has shown clear signs of incompetence and lack of preparedness,” Hashimu-Goni stated.
He lamented that Rolling Energy has no visible presence in key northern cities such as Maiduguri, Kano, and Kaduna.
“All three of their proposed sites in Maiduguri remain incomplete, with no clear timeline for commissioning. In Kano and Kaduna, there’s no trace of any activity. The so-called facility in Kwara is extremely small and unbefitting of the region’s CNG needs,” he added.
The association’s Technical Director, Architect Mansur Walid, raised concerns over national security implications and called for a thorough investigation into the company’s operations.
“We urge President Tinubu, the National Security Adviser, and other security agencies to scrutinize Rolling Energy. The company is largely managed by foreigners, and we suspect deliberate sabotage—both of the CNG initiative and potentially broader national interests,” Walid said.
He questioned why the firm has failed to deliver in the North while other companies have made significant strides in the South. “This discrepancy cannot be ignored. It casts doubt on the intentions and capacity of Rolling Energy,” he added.
Several participants at the roundtable expressed dissatisfaction with the slow pace of the CNG rollout in Northern Nigeria and passed a vote of no confidence in the company, questioning its competence and readiness to execute such a critical project.
