The Federal Government of Nigeria has revoked the working permit, visa and residence of Mr. Roger Brown, who is a British businessman and CEO of Seplat Energy Plc, an oil & gas exploration and production company in Nigeria.
The Ministry of Interior, under the leadership of Agbeni Rauf Aregbesola, took the decision over alleged racism, favouring of foreign workers and discrimination against Nigerian employees.
The Ministry of Interior made it known to the public that there is petition from the Solicitor of concerned workers and stakeholders of Seplat Energy PLC accusing Mr. Roger Brown, the CEO of the companies, of various allegations.
Aregbesola said these accusations included “racism, favouring foreign workers, and discriminating against Nigerian employees. Testimony was received from several witnesses, which supported the allegations.”
Furthermore, the Ministry of Interior also revealed that Mr. Roger Brown was in possession of CERPAC that was not based on validly issued Expatriate Quota approved by the Ministry of Interior resulting to the violation of relevant immigration laws and regulations.
The Honourable Minister also noted that Mr. Roger Brown was called upon on two different times for interview, but he declined the two invitations from the ministry’s panel during the investigation, claiming “to be unavailable even though we learnt he was in Abuja for other purposes at the time.”
Base on the foregoing, the ministry has determined that Mr. Brown’s continued stay in Nigeria is contrary to national interest.