Buhari Resumes, Meet AGF,NNPC Boss

 

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, met separately with  Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation, NNPC, Maikanti Baru, amid growing concern over his health.


The President’s meeting with the AGF and NNPC GMD came barely 24 hours after rights activists, led by Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, called on him to proceed on medical leave.

Malami,  who is a member of  the Presidential panel investigating the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and Director-General of National Intelligence Agency, NIA, Ambassador Ayodele Oke, told State House correspondents after the meeting that the committee would submit its report on Tuesday. Also speaking with State House correspondents after his meeting with the President, Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr Baru, said he briefed the President on the activities of the NNPC and its subsidiaries.

Baru said he also told the President that the volume of oil production in the country now stood at two million barrels per day from 1.2 million. He attributed the oil production increase to the relative peace and stability in the Niger Delta. He also said the briefing touched on fuel supply across the country, crude oil and gas productions and the ability of the corporation to supply gas to the power sector.
 He said: 

“I briefed Mr President on the state of the NNPC and its subsidiaries and also nationally to get him briefed on the situation of fuel supply, crude oil productions, gas production and by extension ability to supply gas to the power sector. We had an extensive briefing as you could see. I passed here over two hours. I spent quite some time with him to discuss these national issues. He was happy with the state of the corporation and told us to continue with the efforts that we are doing and if we need any executive attention, we should not hesitate to come back to him.”

-Vanguard