If I Were Pascal Lissouba: The Tragedy Of African Emancipation -By Saifullahi Attahir – Opinion Nigeria
He too begins to face public resentment due to over 6 months salary arrears his government owes to workers. Face with no alternative, he rushed to Paris and met President Mitterrand for help and was surprisingly denied. He rushed to the Elf company for aid and was negotiated under terms that includes conceding several millions of crude oil barrels in advance. This Mr. Pascal turn down too.
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