How Buhari Snubbed Diezani On Flight From Abuja To London

So many people waiting to see what will befall the Minister of Petroleum,Mrs Diezani- Allison Madueke when President-elect Buhari takes over power. On Friday, the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari was on his way from the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja to London, little did he know that he will be on the same flight with Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke.

They jetted out of the country to London aboard the same flight that left the airport at about 4.30am on its way to Heathrow Airport, London. It was while Buhari was going to board his flight that a mild drama took place at the airport. In a bid to catch up with Buhari,

Diezani raced after the president-elect, who had undergone airport screening before her. It was further gathered that when Diezani arrived the airport and got news that Buhari had already boarded the flight, she hurriedly ran to ensure that she entered the plane.

There are reports that efforts of the minister, during the 6-hour flight, to speak with Buhari failed.The president-elect is said to have only greeted Alison-Madueke during the boarding process.

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Senate Summons Okonjo-Iweala, Madueke, NNPC Over Continuous Fuel Scarcity

It looks like the fuel scarcity hitting Nigerians has come to stay.The Joint Senate Committees on Petroleum Resources (Upstream and Downstream) on Friday ordered the Minister of Finance/Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and her counterpart in the Petroleum Resources Ministry, Mrs. Deziani Allison-Madueke,  to appear before it on Monday next week over the lingering fuel crisis in the country.

Also summoned along with the two ministers are the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation; Managing Director, Petroleum Pricing and Regulatory Agency;  and the Director of the  Department of Petroleum Resources.

Representatives of the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria; Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria and the National Association of Road Transport Owners, are also expected to answer questions from the senators at the National Assembly Complex by 10:00am

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Senate Clears NNPC And Minister Of Petroleum Mrs. Deziani Allison Madueke Of Alleged N49.8b Missing Money

 The Senate Committee on Finance investigating the NNPC over allegations of fraud leveled against it by the suspended Governor of the Central Bank Of Nigeria, Mallam Lamido Sanusi, today Wednesday May 28th submitted its concluded report to the Senate saying no funds were missing, according to The Will Nigeria.

Sanusi had spuriously claimed in a leaked letter to President Goodluck that $49.8 billion in crude oil revenue was missing.

The detailed report according to sources at the Senate also cleared the NNPC and the Ministry of Petroleum of any wrong doing.

The report however directed the NNPC and the Ministry of Finance as well as other relevant agencies to reconcile a sum believed to be around $300 million dollars.

THEWILL can also report that the Senate said the suspended Governor of the Central Bank was hasty and got his figures wrong.

The report further recommended the immediate passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) as the Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Deziani Allison-Madueke continues to sanitise the industry.

The Senate Committee on Finance is under the chairmanship of Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi (Kaduna PDP).  The committee took about 5 months to complete its assignment.

Source: LindaIkeji

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