Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo receives Minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu; and the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, as guest over the meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Both Kachikwu and Baru were in the limelight lately over a letter the minister wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari on the NNPC boss.

Kachukwu after the meeting told State House Correspondent that the meeting discussed issues relating to oil field as well as the opening of escrow accounts and cash call issues.

The minister of state for petroleum Resources said; “Is a meeting on upstream, a normal typical meeting. It was largely AGIP bringing some information to the Vice President on where they have been in terms of Okpai, in terms of Zabazaba Deepwater oilfield field, in terms of the cash call exit which they are doing with NNPC.

“It was basically updating him, asking for areas where they need some assistance from government officials to sort of fastrack. It was normal upstream meeting......... Read More here>>>http://newsafriq.com/2017/10/osibanjo-kachikwu-baru-presides-meeting-inside-aso-rock/






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