Nigeria: Acting president sacks oil chief

Date: 06-04-2010 6:23 pm (14 years ago) | Author: Temiloluwa (The Lord is Mine)
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ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria's acting president has sacked the head of the nation's national oil company.

A spokesman for Acting President Goodluck Jonathan gave no explanation for Tuesday's decision to fire Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo from the Nigeria National Petroleum Corp. The move comes the same day that Jonathan appointed a former employee of Royal Dutch Shell PLC's Nigerian subsidiary as the country's petroleum minister.

The spokesman also said Jonathan directly will supervise the power ministry. The moves could wipe away years of corruption that saw the oil-rich nation struggle to produce power for its 150 million people.

Jonathan has only a year to make those changes, as the ruling party says he can't run as president on its ticket in the next election.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's acting president swore in a new Cabinet in the oil-rich nation on Tuesday, placing a former oil company employee in charge of the country's petroleum ministry and an investment banker at the helm of its finances.

Acting President Goodluck Jonathan told the 38 new Cabinet members that they would sign public agreements on what he expected from their ministries. The ministers will be responsible for informing the nation on how they reach those goals, a rare show of accountability in a nation long considered one of the most corrupt in the world.

"I will hate to disappoint you but I will hate even more to disappoint the nation," Jonathan said.

He also told the new ministers that he expected efficiency and results.

"No minister will be allowed to go on a mission of endless search for solutions," Jonathan said. "You must hit the ground running. Time is of fundamental essence and no distraction in our mission will be tolerated."

New members of the cabinet include Diezani Allison-Madueke, who will serve as head of the petroleum ministry, a key post for a country that is the No. 3 supplier of crude oil to the U.S.

Allison-Madueke previously worked for the Shell Petroleum Development Company, which Shell runs as a subsidiary with the Nigerian government. Shell first struck oil in Nigeria 50 years ago and remains the main force for exploration in the country, though attacks by militants upset by environmental damage and poor living conditions in the country's Niger Delta have cut into the oil major's production since 2006.


Posted: at 6-04-2010 06:23 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- onyiis at 10-05-2010 12:25 PM (13 years ago)
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Thats a right step in the right direction, but it should not stop there the oil sector should be properly probed and all culprits brought to book.

Posted: at 10-05-2010 12:25 PM (13 years ago) | Hero
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