Analysts—Baba Yusuf and Femi Odeere—are urging President Bola Tinubu to relinquish his position as Minister of Petroleum and appoint a qualified Nigerian to the role.
The duo argued that since Tinubu formed his cabinet in August 2023, his leadership of the petroleum ministry has not improved the nation’s daily oil production.
They pointed out that leading oil-producing nations like the United States, Saudi Arabia, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates do not have their presidents serving as petroleum ministers.
Speaking on the socio-political programme, ‘Inside Sources with Laolu Akande’ on Channels Television, Yusuf, a former Managing Director of NAHCO Free Trade Zone, said that the president should focus on broader governance rather than the petroleum sector.
“I believe that the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria should not distract himself with the petroleum…
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