I won’t resign, says Kachikwu
Kachikwu
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr Ibe Kachikwu, said on Tuesday in Abuja that he would not resign as he still had a lot of work to do.
The minister said this as part of his closing remarks while briefing the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Upstream) on the lingering scarcity of petroleum products across the country.
The News Agency of Nigerian (NAN) reports that different groups including the South South APC, NANS and some Civil Society Organisations have called for the minister’s resignation.
Kachikwu said: “All those planning to come to Abuja for a protest should save their fuel, I am not going to resign, I have a lot of work to do.’’
According to him, he did not accept to be minister of petroleum in order to create scarcity.
The minister assured that he would work hard to find lasting solutions to the problems in the industry.
Kachikwu said that he was pained as much as many Nigerians were that the country still suffered petroleum scarcity in spite of being one of the largest producers of crude oil in the world.
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4 Comments
why are we not surprised…he would instead go and learn magic…
Nigerian’s r asking kachukwu to resign as nnpc ggm or as a minister of state on petroleum?
Shameless ministers. They always think they’re doing us a favour, while they steal our patrimony blind.
Why he go resign? de oil money don finish? Abeg do your work, collect as much as you fit carry. God punish you – Kachikwu. If you have shame, you should resigned by now because you are a failure and a deceiver.
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