Buhari Is Petroleum Minister To Keep The Wolfs Out - APC

Otunba Henry Ajomale, the chairman of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos state, has said
President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to appoint
himself as petroleum minister was due to the
president’s knowledge about the sector, haven served
as a former minister of petroleum resources in the
80s.
Otunba Henry Ajomale, the Lagos state All
Progressive Congress (APC) chairman fielding
questions from journalist at the event.
Otunba Ajomale said the need to protect the sector
from massive looting which was the norm in past
administrations could have also informed Buhari’s
decision to appoint himself as minister.
Speaking to journalist at a Yoruba leadership summit
yesterday, September 30, at the Airort Hotel, Ikeja
Lagos, he said President Buhari decided to be
minister of Petroleum so as to “keep the wolfs out and
use the resources in a way that is going to develop
this country”.
The APC chieftain cautioned Nigerians against
criticising the president for stepping into the crucial
role, adding that “things are getting better in that
sector now and if he becomes the head of that sector
you will see the change and whatever we are getting
is not going to somebody’s pocket again its going to
go directly to the use of Nigerians”.
He said he had no problems with Buhari’s decision to
head the petroleum sector, noting that the president’s
deep knowledge about the sector would benefit the
country immensely.
Mixed reactions have trailed President Buhari’s
announcement that he will head the petroleum
ministry. According to him, this step is being taken as
part of efforts to sanitise Nigeria’s oil industry, which
is said to be plagued by corruption, massive fraud,
and crude oil theft. But some critics have accused the
president of relegating ministerial portfolios to the
background in the name of sanitizing the oil sector.
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