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Petroleum Minister for State, Ibe Kachikwu |
AN oil monitoring group, the Niger Delta Indigenous Movement For Radical
Change (NDIMRC) has lambasted the former Governor of Lagos State,
Senator Bola Tinubu over his attacks on the Petroleum Resources
Minister, Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu as a result of the fuel crisis in the
country, alleging that he was out to blackmail the Minister over oil
blocks.
The former Lagos State Governor, had condemned the recent statement
credited to the Minister to the effect that he cannot perform magic for
the fuel scarcity to go away soon.
But the oil monitoring group in a statement signed by its President,
Nelly Emma, Secretary, John Sailor and Public Relations Officer (PRO),
Stanley Mukoro, rained heavy knocks on Senator Tinubu, accusing him as
one of those working against the reorganisation of the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
The group also accused the former Lagos Governor of being part of the
Cabal working against the stoppage of fuel Importation into the country.
The group, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to be wary of Senator
Tinubu held that; "The President, an agent of Change must be wary of the
former Lagos State Governor who is angry with the President because
according to him, he has not recovered the money he invested in the
election of the President. Senator Tinubu approached the Petroleum
Resources Minister for oil blocks, but the refusal of the Minister is
what is making the former Lagos State Governor to be behaving like
wounded lion. This was how Senator Tinubu put previous government under
pressure to acquire shares of former Agip partners, ConocoPhilips,
using Oando with which he got his oil blocks and this is same method he is
trying to adopt and because the Petroleum Resources Minister is not
playing ball with him, he decided to go dirty."
Describing Senator Tinubu as a militant yet to accept amnesty, the group
said; "President should investigate the wealth of the former Governor
and Senator Tinubu should know that Lagos State is not his father's
property. He should visit the United States of America if he is so sure
of himself. The earlier the President put Senator Tinubu where he
rightly belongs, the better because he is out to destroy this Government
as he has alot of faceless groups he is sponsoring to fight the
Government of the day."
According to the group; "We want to say that we are highly disappointed
in Senator Tinubu over his verbal attacks on the hard working Minister
of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Kachikwu. We would not have joined
issues with him, but we are compelled to do so and to tell the whole
world that the former Governor contributed greatly to the mess our
country is passing through at the moment."
"We want Senator Tinubu to close his mouth if he has nothing good to say
about the Petroleum Resources Minister who is working very hard to
repair the damages done to the oil and gas industry by Senator Tinubu
and his likes. The former Governor has no moral right to speak against
the Minister the way he just did. Senator Tinubu should hide his head in
shame because of the damages he has done to the country. The former
Governor should apologise to Nigerians for the role he played in the
destruction of the oil and gas industry in the country. Senator Tinubu
is a drowning man and he is out to protect his interest in the oil and
gas industry. He is not happy with the reform being carried out in the
industry by the tested trusted Minister of Petroleum Resources", the
group wrote.
It added that," Senator Tinubu is afraid that the restructuring of NNPC
and efforts of the Minister to make fuel available to Nigerians are
going to affect his business empire. He is out to protect his vested
interests. He is not patriotic, otherwise he would have appreciated the
Petroleum Resources Minister for what he is doing to get the oil and gas
industry out of the woods."
According to the group also; "The game plan of the former Governor is to
send a wrong signal to President Buhari about the Petroleum Resources
Minister in order for the President to have a rethink about the
appointment of the Minister, but he should be rest assured that his
unholy plan against the Minister will not see the light of day."
"The Minister is out to clean the mess in the oil and gas industry and
Senator Tinubu knows that it is not going to be business as usual, hence
he is out to fight the dynamic Petroleum Resources Minister, but good
must prevail evil and darkness must give way to light. The appointment
of Dr Kachikwu by our visionary President is divine and his mission in
the administration of President Buhari must be achieved and even Senator
Tinubu cannot stop this. He is only wasting his time and energy. He
should know that he cannot hold the nation to ransom as he has done
before as his empire has crumbled and the oil and gas industry must move
forward no matter the plans of Senator Tinubu against the Petroleum
Resources Minister," the group stated.
It said also; "And the former Lagos Governor must be told that enough is
enough and he should keep his opinion to himself. Senator Tinubu should
remember that he does not own the country and he should stop speaking
out of frustration".