Barely 24 Hours After Meeting With Buhari, Celebrated for his Good Works, OPEC Secretary-General Dies
The secretary-general of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Muhammad Sanusi Barkindo, is dead.
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Barkindo died at about 11 pm on Tuesday, July 5, the group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari has said.
Kyari who announced the death of Barkindo on his personal Twitter account on Wednesday, July 6, described the late OPEC secretary-general as an esteemed personality.
Source: Twitter
He added that the burial arrangements for Barkindo would be announced shortly.
He said:
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"We lost our esteemed Dr Muhammad Sanusi Barkindo. He died at about 11 pm yesterday 5th July 2022.
"Certainly a great loss to his immediate family, the NNPC, our country Nigeria, the OPEC and the global energy community. Burial arrangements will be announced shortly."
Barkindo's death comes barely 24 hours after he was at the Presidential Villa to meet with President Buhari on Tuesday, July 5.
Barkindo’s tenure as OPEC secretary-general would have ended on July 31.
Celebrated by the president for his good service to Nigeria, OPEC and all the oil-producing nations, Buhari confirmed that Barkindo has been a worthy ambassador of Nigeria.
His words:
“You have indeed been a worthy ambassador of our country, we are proud of your achievements before and during your appointment at OPEC and the proud legacies you will leave behind.
“Your time in charge of the affairs of OPEC has been a very challenging one for the global oil industry.”
'It is the most shameful thing,' Nigerians react to terrorists' attack on Buhari's convoy
The Tuesday, July 5, attack on President Muhammadu Buhari's convoy had led to some mixed reactions from Nigerians.
Many citizens believe the terrorists who launched the attack have been treated with a kid's glove thus leading to the incessant attack and lack of fear.
According to some Nigerians, the attack on the convoy of the number one citizen shows that no one is safe in the country.
Resident narrates ordeal faced during terrorists' attack on Buhari's convoy in Katsina
An attack on the convoy of President Muhammadu Buhari had left residents of Katsina state in shock.
One of the residents on spoke on the incident said that they were terrified and had to hide in the bush during the attack.
The resident added that they were in the bush until a long stretch of military troops arrived to clear the area.
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