Buhari Under Pressure As Ibe Kachiukwu Arrives Presidential Villa Over Leaked Memo

All eyes on Buhari as Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu Arrives Presidential Villa To Meet him Over His Leaked Memo‬.


Multiple reports stated that President Muhammadu Buhari was under pressure yesterday to get to the bottom of the $25 billion contracts row and other matters at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

Ibe Kachikwu, in a letter to the President, alleged that NNPC Group Managing Director (GMD) Maikanti Baru
awarded $25b contracts unilaterally
ran a ‘bravado management’, sidelining the board and the minister; and
made key appointments without consultations.

The President was scheduled to meet Dr. Kachikwu yesterday, but the meeting was put off and  rescheduled for today,