Group blasts Tinubu’s attacks on Petroleum Minister, Kachikwu
(Nigeria) An oil
monitoring group, the Niger Delta Indigenous Movement For Radical Change, NDIMRC,
has lambasted the former governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Tinubu over his
attacks on the Delta State- born
Petroleum Resources Minister, Dr Emmanuel Kachikwu as a result of
the fuel crisis in the country, alleging that he was out to blackmail the
Minister over oil blocs.
The former Lagos State Governor, had condemned the recent
statement credited to the Minister to the effect that he cannot perform magic
for the fuel scarcity to go away soon.
But the oil monitoring group in a statement signed by its
President, Nelly Emma, rained heavy knocks on Senator Tinubu, accusing him as
one of those working against the reorganisation of the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.
The group also accused the former Lagos Governor of being
part of the Cabal working against the stoppage of fuel Importation into the
country.
The group, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to be wary of
Senator Tinubu held that; "The President, an agent of Change must be wary
of the former Lagos State Governor who is angry with the President because
according to him, he has not recovered the money he invested in the election of
the President. Senator Tinubu approached the Petroleum Resources Minister for
oil blocs, but the refusal of the Minister is what is making the former Lagos
State Governor to be behaving like a wounded lion. This was how Senator Tinubu
put previous government under pressure to acquire shares of former AGIP Partners,
Coloko Philips, using Oando with which he got his oil blocs and this is
same method he is trying to adopt and because the Petroleum Resources Minister
is not playing ball with him, he decided to go dirty."
Describing Senator Tinubu as a militant yet to accept
amnesty, the group said; "President should investigate the wealth of the
former Governor and Senator Tinubu should know that Lagos State is not his
father's property. He should visit the United States of America if he is so
sure of himself. The earlier the President put Senator Tinubu where he rightly
belongs, the better because he is out to destroy this Government as he has alot
of faceless groups he is sponsoring to fight the Government of the day.
"We want to say that we are highly disappointed in
Senator Tinubu over his verbal attacks on the hard working Minister of State
for Petroleum Resources, Dr Kachikwu. We would not have joined issues with him,
but we are compelled to do so and to tell the whole world that the former
Governor contributed greatly to the mess our country is passing through at the
moment.
"We want Senator Tinubu to close his mouth if he has
nothing good to say about the Petroleum Resources Minister who is working very
hard to repair the damages done to the oil and gas industry by Senator Tinubu
and his likes. The former Governor has no moral right to speak against the
Minister the way he just did. Senator Tinubu should hide his head in shame
because of the damages he has done to the country. The former Governor should
apologise to Nigerians for the role he played in the destruction of the oil and
gas industry in the country. Senator Tinubu is a drowning man and he is out to
protect his interest in the oil and gas industry. He is not happy with the
reform being carried out in the industry by the tested trusted Minister of
Petroleum Resources", the group wrote.
“Senator Tinubu is afraid that the restructuring of NNPC and
efforts of the Minister to make fuel available to Nigerians are going to affect
his business empire. He is out to protect his vested interests. He is not
patriotic, otherwise he would have appreciated the Petroleum Resources Minister
for what he is doing to get the oil and gas industry out of the woods.
"The game plan of the former Governor is to send a
wrong signal to President Buhari about the Petroleum Resources Minister in
order for the President to have a rethink about the appointment of the
Minister, but he should be rest assured that his unholy plan against the
Minister will not see the light of day.
"The Minister is out to clean the mess in the oil and
gas industry and Senator Tinubu knows that it is not going to be business as
usual, hence he is out to fight the dynamic Petroleum Resources Minister, but
good must prevail evil and darkness must give way to light. The appointment of
Dr Kachikwu by our visionary President is divine and his mission in the
administration of President Buhari must be achieved and even Senator Tinubu cannot
stop this. He is only wasting his time and energy. He should know that he
cannot hold the nation to ransom as he has done before as his empire has
crumbled and the oil and gas industry must move forward no matter the plans of
Senator Tinubu against the Petroleum Resources Minister.
"And the former Lagos Governor must be told that enough
is enough and he should keep his opinion to himself. Senator Tinubu should
remember that he does not own the country and he should stop speaking out of
frustration".
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