Springfield Energy Involvment with Diezani Embezzlement "CEO kEVIN OKYERE Voice out

Springfield Ashburnton Limited has again debunked reports circulating the media, They are particular about the Sahara reporters linking the CEO Kevin Okyere to the corruption involvement with Nigeria ex minister Alison. The story of 14th October 2015 titled “Ghanaian Oil Tycoon Kevin Okyere Bought A £4.5m London Mansion In 2014 Tied To Diezani’s Looting”, which the website has deliberately not published for obvious cynical reasons after a poor attempt to link Okyere’s purchase of a London home to proceeds from graft amongst several other claims, Springfield described the entire publication as “full of lies, half-truths and innuendos and calculated attempt to injure the reputation of our company and it’s Managing Director.”

The oil tycoon further warned that any attempt to tarnish their image with baseless facts shall be faced upon with due legal action. Our company will not hesitate to use every legal means in fighting for our interest.

“The house in question was paid for in March 2014 and the sale closed in May 2014. The first contract awarded to our company was in May 2014, however, we received our first crude oil lifting in June 2014, which we got paid for in July 2014. We fail to see how a property paid for in March 2014 provides a connection to an oil contract awarded in May 2014.

There was absolutely nothing untoward in the award of the oil lifting contracts to our company. Springfield has been in business since 2008 in Ghana giving it considerable expertise in the oil business. It is usual to take into account the expertise of the Group Company when awarding a contract to the National subsidiary. Thus, Springfield’s track record in Ghana was taken into account prior to the award of the contract and it wasn’t considered a “mere two years after incorporation” as Sahara mockingly couched it.

It took Springfield two whole years to get awarded the oil lifting contract after a failed attempt. The final award was on merit due to a strategic partnership with BP. Springfield’s track record speaks for itself as it has not been involved in any oil swap contract or participated in the oil subsidy, areas which have caused a lot of controversy in the industry. All Springfield’s contracts with NNPC have been discharged diligently and we are not indebted to any of our trading partners or banks.  On 16th October 2015, the New Statesman published a full retraction of its earlier misleading reports and acknowledged that “it had no evidence that Springfield’s dealings with NNPC were not legitimately secured.”

As has been stated above, our Company started business in 2008, long before . Alison-Madueke became minister.