Uganda National Oil Company has denied allegations that its former board wasn’t dropped due to recruitment irregularities.
This website broke the news of the board being dropped by the president due to recruitment of a senior personnel.
It was revealed that a daughter to a minister in government was fronted at the expense of oil experts due to her connections.
“It has come to our attention that an article published by Eagle News on March 14, 2024, titled “Museveni Drops UNOC Board over Recruitment Irregularities” contains inaccurate and malicious information regarding the purported removal of the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) Board of Directors”. UNOC statement reads
“It is crucial to clarify the legal framework governing the appointment and tenure of the UNOC Board of Directors. As stipulated by Section 44(1) of the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Act, the President of Uganda, with the approval of Parliament, is empowered to appoint the UNOC Board of Directors. Furthermore, the UNOC Board can only serve for a maximum of two terms, each lasting four years. The current Board was reappointed for their second and final non-renewable term in February 2020, and their tenure lapsed in February 2024, in line with the law and UNOC’s governing documents”.
UNOC said in the statement that remains committed to upholding the highest standards of transparency, integrity, and accountability in all its operations. We urge media outlets and the public to verify information from credible sources before disseminating or acting upon it.
It is said UNOC placed adverts for the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) which many respondents responded to and as all these was ongoing, the Chief Executive Officer of UNOC was on leave. However, what surprised many at UNOC was that one of their colleagues who is also a daughter to a minister in government was handed the job amidst resistance from the Human Resources department head.
UNOC is a limited liability company wholly owned by the Government of Uganda. Our overall function is to handle the Government of Uganda’s commercial interests in the petroleum sector and to ensure that the resource is exploited in a sustainable manner.
