By Michael Eboh (Vanguard)

Abuja—The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, NACCIMA, yesterday, faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision not to appoint a Minister of Petroleum, saying the President would be distracted and overload himself with excess workload.

Speaking in an interview with Vanguard in Abuja, Mr. Billy Harry, National Vice President, NACCIMA, stated that the President already had too much work to do to saddle himself with a ministerial appointment.

He said if Buhari really wants to bring the change dividend that Nigeria voted for, he should focus on administering all the ministries from a vantage point as President, not as a minister and a President.

He said: “It will distract him and not give him the required space and work time to be able to administer facets of the economy and policies.

“We have so many more issues other oil. Agriculture alone can swallow everything that oil is doing.”

Agriculture alone can give us over 500 per cent of income stream of what oil is doing. So, does it mean that if he wants to curb corruption in that sector, he has to also be minister of agriculture?

“The President has to be very focused on job of supervising the entire economy as a polity. I don’t think I will advise him to saddle himself with additional responsibility.”

Also speaking, Mr. Peter Esele, former President of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, stated that President Buhari would be saddled with a huge volume of work which might likely hinder him from concentrating on some sectors of the economy.

Esele, who is also a former President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, said, “Theoretically, he can get away with it to a level, but what I am also looking at is the volume of work, because I think that the president has so much clean up to do, not only in the NNPC; with institutionalizing transparency and best practice, not only in the oil and gas sector, but in the entire economy, so that we can move on.”

However, he said the President should be given the benefit of the doubt, stating that, “But no matter what happened, we should give the President the benefit of the doubt. If it works, we all clap for him, and if he fails, he will be criticized.

“I think the bottom line is that he is the president and he is going to appoint minister of state for petroleum, from what I gathered. And between the minister of state and the GMD of the NNPC, they will report to him.

“What we have during the time of Obasanjo, there was no minister of state. He was the minister of petroleum ,and he only had a special adviser on petroleum, which is not the same office as a minister.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/buhari-ll-be-distracted-overworked-as-petroleum-minister-naccima/

It doesn't matter.

Let him be, all we need and want is positive change.

No it won't. My President can multitask!

Let him be....
Soon petrol will be 30naira
God help him
Happy independence Nigerians

Who tell u?

modelmike7:
No it won't. My President can multitask!

Your president that his mouth is already bent; that can't even make a comprehensible speech? You guys are in for a long tjing

Allow him to try.

kachysblog:
By Michael Eboh (Vanguard)

Abuja—The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, NACCIMA, yesterday, faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision not to appoint a Minister of Petroleum, saying the President would be distracted and overload himself with excess workload.

Speaking in an interview with Vanguard in Abuja, Mr. Billy Harry, National Vice President, NACCIMA, stated that the President already had too much work to do to saddle himself with a ministerial appointment.

He said if Buhari really wants to bring the change dividend that Nigeria voted for, he should focus on administering all the ministries from a vantage point as President, not as a minister and a President.

He said: “It will distract him and not give him the required space and work time to be able to administer facets of the economy and policies.

“We have so many more issues other oil. Agriculture alone can swallow everything that oil is doing.”

Agriculture alone can give us over 500 per cent of income stream of what oil is doing. So, does it mean that if he wants to curb corruption in that sector, he has to also be minister of agriculture?

“The President has to be very focused on job of supervising the entire economy as a polity. I don’t think I will advise him to saddle himself with additional responsibility.”

Also speaking, Mr. Peter Esele, former President of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, stated that President Buhari would be saddled with a huge volume of work which might likely hinder him from concentrating on some sectors of the economy.

Esele, who is also a former President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, said, “Theoretically, he can get away with it to a level, but what I am also looking at is the volume of work, because I think that the president has so much clean up to do, not only in the NNPC; with institutionalizing transparency and best practice, not only in the oil and gas sector, but in the entire economy, so that we can move on.”

However, he said the President should be given the benefit of the doubt, stating that, “But no matter what happened, we should give the President the benefit of the doubt. If it works, we all clap for him, and if he fails, he will be criticized.

“I think the bottom line is that he is the president and he is going to appoint minister of state for petroleum, from what I gathered. And between the minister of state and the GMD of the NNPC, they will report to him.

“What we have during the time of Obasanjo, there was no minister of state. He was the minister of petroleum ,and he only had a special adviser on petroleum, which is not the same office as a minister.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/buhari-ll-be-distracted-overworked-as-petroleum-minister-naccima/

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warrior01:

Your president that his mouth is already bent; that can't even make a comprehensible speech? You guys are in for a long tjing

...... Its so obvious you have a bent brain, for you to comprehend and assimilate, you better switch on the light in your room and look for your brain under your bed! Happy Independence!!

Is Buhari complaining?

by what?


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GMB is a clown

OrlandoOwoh:
Is Buhari complaining?

He doesnt need to complain, Nigerians are complaining on his behalf. His performance so far is very poor and every right thinking Nigerian would expect him to focus on governance especially at his age.
He already told Nigerians not to expect much from him at his age, so i believe his age wont allow him perform better if he decides to also become a minister.

warrior01:

Your president that his mouth is already bent; that can't even make a comprehensible speech? You guys are in for a long tjing

....laffin ma a** out..wtf

Of course...because JONATHAN was so daft that he cldnt multitask, it sure means others are dunce like you, right?


Mtcheeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwww!

Nnemuka:
GMB is a clown


He doesnt need to complain, Nigerians are complaining on his behalf. His performance so far is very poor and every right thinking Nigerian would expect him to focus on governance especially at his age.
He already told Nigerians not to expect much from him at his age, so i believe his age wont allow him perform better if he decides to also become a minister.

how are Nigerians complaining?

Oh..I knw...

1. Improved electricity.. At least by 1%...

2. Increased allocation to state?

3. Positive foreign reserve in spite at $40/barrel

And so on...

Lol...

I knw those who are complaining...

The wailers like you...

I hope you all get squashed in thi ;Ds new found hatred of yours...


Buahrii...Harry bubu...naughty general...


By the way...I no even hear from Asari... That pig, your god down south...

He will stabilize world oil price. Let him be so he can achieve it.

I think so too. And now is when we need his total concentration on general governance.

The concerns should be is it lawful, is he capable and will he subject himself to screening by NASS