President Bola Tinubu, just like his predecessors Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Muhammadu Buhari, appears prepared to head the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and the newly created Ministry of Gas Resources.
On Wednesday, Mr Tinubu assigned portfolios to his ministers, over a week after they were screened by the Senate.
Ex-Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike was named Minister of the FCT while Wale Edun was named Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy.
Some of the other key portfolios include Ali Pate, a professor, as Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, and Lateef Fagbemi as Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice. Ex-Jigawa Governor Mohamed Badaru was named Minister of Defence while Ex-Kebbi Governor Atiku Bagudu was named Minister of Budget and Economic Planning.
However, president Tinubu did not assign any ministerial nominees to head the ministries of gas resources and petroleum resources.
Premium times revealed that, even though the president has not directly stated that he intends to hold the office of petroleum minister, the failure to appoint someone for the position indicates that President Tinubu seeks to hold the office.
His spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, did not answer or reply to calls and a text message sent to him on the topic.
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