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I was a young Labour Reporter when I had my first encounters with Frank Ovie Kokori in 1984. He was a 41-year-old trade unionist who had been more of an industrial relations personnel. He had attended the University of Ibadan and worked with an industrial relations company owned by socialite and former trade unionist, Alhaji…
Two things separate Babangida’s cabinet members from any other one before and after it. First, each one of them was already a well-established achiever in his own area of endeavour; and each one had goals to achieve in his Ministry. I waded through all the Decrees passed by the IBB regime from 1985 to 1993 (at least those I could find – about 95 per cent) and it was astonishing that every Ministry listed above left at least three lasting legacies.
Of all appointments to be made by the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, none will define his presidency more than the appointment of the minister of Petroleum. There are ministers and there are ministers but the minister of Petroleum in this country is in a class of his own.
OF all the appointments to be made by the president elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, none will define his presidency like the appointment of the Minister
The powers of the minister of Petroleum Resources under the Petroleum Act extends to all segments of the industry.