Buhari has already picked out three persons, including Deputy Managing Director of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), Isa Mohammed Inuwa.
Inuwa was Group General Manager, Corporate Services in NNPC before he joined NLNG.
The race to succeed Kachikwu, former Executive Vice Chairman and General Counsel of Exxon-Mobil (Africa), began after Buhari sent his name as a ministerial nominee to the Senate.
Kachikwu, who has been cleared, is expected to emerge as the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, a ministry Buhari has announced he will keenly supervise.
Kachikwu beat two others – Inuwa and General Manager, Total E&P Nigeria Limited, Mr. Ahmadu-Kida Musa – to emerge as NNPC GMD in August, replacing Dr. Joseph Dawha.
With the elevation of Kachikwu, Buhari has reportedly added one more name to contest with Inuwa and Musa for the top job.
The trio are all northerners. This is not unexpected as Kachikwu will be a minister of state from Delta State in Southern part of the country.
Meanwhile, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) has been mandated to review the profiles of the three nominees and make a recommendation to the president.
Wow...that will b an injustice to d south south people....@least position concerning oil should b giving to them......
ReplyDeleteHmmm just watching
ReplyDeleteOlovo leave Buhari mk e. Dey do wetin dey him mind. 4yrs go soon reach. Hmmm! "Uwaifo don talk e own o".
ReplyDeleteI don't see a reason y anyone from d north shud b heading NNPC,it shud b d sole right of d oil producing states, I don't know y they r so particular about D's crude,if D's crude was in d north, I bet no Southerner will head it,go back to d states were D's oil re being produced they re living in abject poverty
ReplyDeleteAnyhow
ReplyDeleteHe has has a reason for this
ReplyDeleteThat's y he's the president..he deserves to choose for himself
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