Kayode ShopekanFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he is not responsible for the suspension of the inauguration of the board of the Nigerian national petroleum company Limited (NNPC).
The former president made the statement through his lawyer, Dr. Tunji Abayomi, condemning in totality the actions of some politicians trying to pitch him against Senator Ifeanyi Araraume.
Obasanjo said “I have no problem with Araraume’s appointment as the chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited.
He described Sen. Araraume “as an astute businessman and a leader who will handle the affairs of the NNPC.
Some social media platforms had claimed that Obasanjo influenced the suspension of the board’s inauguration because he wanted Araraume to step down as chairman of the board.
But this was despite an explanation by the secretary to the government of the federation, Boss Mustapha, that the inauguration would be held at a later date.
Reacting however, Obasanjo’s lawyer, Abayomi, in the statement, said the former president was preoccupied with efforts to better the lots of Nigerians locally, internationally and economically and as such had no time for frivolities.
Abayomi said whatever misunderstanding between Araraume and Obasanjo had in the past was over and that both had been in touch with each other and would continue to do so in the interest of the country.
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