EruditorII:


I am not doubting he had some authority or backing but I doubt it came from PMB himself. Maybe PMBs team A.K.A Cabal but from PMB? It does not sit well with me.

There is an article that said Baru tried to seek Yemi Osinbajo's approval for those NNPC reappointments and the VP told him to go back to Kachikwu to get his input and backing. Baru did not do it. So I don't doubt your argument at all - it just makes me cringe to think PMB would mess up this bad.

Esseite:
Defending buhari is a full time job... now i know why most go into default(insult)... most times you are short of words.

abescom:
The fact that even you couldn't single out a single viable option tells it all.

Keneking:
South launches 6 missiles against North.. Let's see whether they can smoke it..

North (3)
South (1)

vedaxcool:
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Where is your sense if you keep lying 26 billion is missing or stolen when that is neither the case. when will you people leave shameless tribalism and hate like cownu left you guys.

VERDA:


What is it with people like you and assuming everybody that criticises the government is Igbo or even a Kanu supporter for that matter, fair minded people know the issue is not so much about missing money but whether or not the Baru guy followed due process in his dealings including appointments. Instead of facing issues raised ur throwing insults around as if ur being paid. This country can hardly move forward if you cannot criticise ur own when he or she is wrong.

MaziOmenuko:
And most importantly, how did Baru get presidential approval from London when the president as at the time approval was given was Prof Osinbajo?

Johnayoola:
truth is they 're all guilty here
kachikwu- for crying wolf where there's non
baru -for not following due process (not submitting those document to the acting president as of then)
pmb- for signing those document after transferring power to the then acting president

” Due process is not just the letter of the law. It is also about the spirit of the law. People who have nothing to hide, welcome the opportunity to share information with relevant stakeholders. As they say, transparency is the best deodorant.”

Saintp:


If PMB is not aware of this bullshit, then what is Baru still doing in NNPC? You guys should stop making excuses for PMB, it portrays him as very weak or clueless.

EruditorII:


PMB is slow to act. He did not jump on the SGFs case any quicker and generally his greatest goofs have always been in trusting people around him who are not trustworthy.

Personally, I believe if Ibe Kachikwu had the slightest suspicion that PMB was backing Baru he would have quit. Him writing his memo to PMB to me was a sign that he felt the people surrounding PMB are the ones backing Baru. And this can easily be proved by the fact that despite writing that letter on the 30th of August, PMB did not act on it until the letter was leaked more than a month after.

If PMB had seen the letter he would simply have told Kachikwu that he was aware of the goings-on and Kachikwu would have either resigned or kept mum. Neither happened so it is fair to conclude that PMB had no idea.

Not every letter written gets to the president and not everyone can gain access to him if they are not in the "good books" of his team. That is why, even President Buhari's wife - Aisha - had claimed that there was a cabal running the govt at the abscence of her husband.

hadura29:


Bro, when his name came during this administration, I did some Digging myself, that guy na badt guy, he is a technocrat I respect alot, that guy knows his beans. Even though no one can be trusted, I didn't believe Baru's story.. good morning

harmless011:
Due process is not just the letter of the law. It is also about the spirit of the law. People who have nothing to hide, welcome the opportunity to share information with relevant stakeholders. As they say, transparency is the best deodorant.
This above sums it up Buhari is the greatest scam artist.
Buhari where is your WAEC result he hire 50 Sans.
Buhari promise to declare his assets till now no show.

hadura29 post=61309431:


Bro, when his name came during this administration, I did some Digging myself, that guy na badt guy, he is a technocrat I respect alot, that guy knows his beans. Even though no one can be trusted, I didn't believe Baru's story.. good morning

Buhari promise to abolish foreign medical trip but his wife and daughter just inform us there is no 20 naira paracetamol in the state house clinic.
Buhari where is our $26 BILLION DOLLARS he bribe NUPENG and PENGASSAN executives to embark on solidarity rally to Saint Baru.
This is a man that wears the INTEGRITY tag.
I repeat Buhari is the greatest scam artist ever liveth.

Reference:


And the thread that runs through all of them is inordinate interests because these are all deliberate acts. The three of them know exactly what they are doing. There are no pretenses. Kachikwu's people must have lost out on perks, positions and privileges. The contracts and jobs have gone to the President's men.

EruditorII:


PMB is slow to act. He did not jump on the SGFs case any quicker and generally his greatest goofs have always been in trusting people around him who are not trustworthy.

Personally, I believe if Ibe Kachikwu had the slightest suspicion that PMB was backing Baru he would have quit. Him writing his memo to PMB to me was a sign that he felt the people surrounding PMB are the ones backing Baru. And this can easily be proved by the fact that despite writing that letter on the 30th of August, PMB did not act on it until the letter was leaked more than a month after.

If PMB had seen the letter he would simply have told Kachikwu that he was aware of the goings-on and Kachikwu would have either resigned or kept mum. Neither happened so it is fair to conclude that PMB had no idea.

Not every letter written gets to the president and not everyone can gain access to him if they are not in the "good books" of his team. That is why, even President Buhari's wife - Aisha - had claimed that there was a cabal running the govt at the abscence of her husband.

Saintp:


Do you realize that Kachukwu is a deputy to PMB as minister of petroleum and as such should be having close interactions with PMB at all times even more than Baru?

If PMB does not know then it is safe to say he has no business being president because it means that his appointees can sell off Nigeria one day and he won't be aware. We did not entrust the running of the country to a cabal but to him so your excuse does not hold water.

Wiseandtrue:

Only one word for the comment above "LAWLESSNESS!"

This why I am in support of the removal of Quota System!

This is a case of government working against itself! There is confusion everywhere!

Total insurbodination on the part of Baru!

That makes me wonder, if there is no future in Nigeria oil as claimed, why is Buhari particular about NNPC to the extent that he has to add to his portfolio as a President

It seems to me that this is the only ministry the FG is particular about because all the other ministers are only working on the media which is always in a future tense!

harmless011:
Due process is not just the letter of the law. It is also about the spirit of the law. People who have nothing to hide, welcome the opportunity to share information with relevant stakeholders. As they say, transparency is the best deodorant.
This above sums it up Buhari is the greatest scam artist.
Buhari where is your WAEC result he hire 50 Sans.
Buhari promise to declare his assets till now no show.
Buhari promise to abolish foreign medical trip but his wife and daughter just inform us there is no 20 naira paracetamol in the state house clinic.
Buhari where is our $26 BILLION DOLLARS he bribe NUPENG and PENGASSAN executives to embark on solidarity rally to Saint Baru.
This is a man that wears the INTEGRITY tag.
I repeat Buhari is the greatest scam artist ever liveth.

Tecno66:
Truth is that Kachikwu can not win this battle because Baru didnt act alone. He was encouraged to defy Kachikwu by corrupt anti-corruption crusaders and so he is safe. The NNPC board has been rendered impotent because instead of doing their duties as approved by law, they can only see what Baru wants them to see using Buhari as a cover. Remember, Baru himself is a member of the board. We all know the function of the board of directors from basic economics.

harmless011:
Due process is not just the letter of the law. It is also about the spirit of the law. People who have nothing to hide, welcome the opportunity to share information with relevant stakeholders. As they say, transparency is the best deodorant.
This above sums it up Buhari is the greatest scam artist.
Buhari where is your WAEC result he hire 50 Sans.
Buhari promise to declare his assets till now no show.
Buhari promise to abolish foreign medical trip but his wife and daughter just inform us there is no 20 naira paracetamol in the state house clinic.
Buhari where is our $26 BILLION DOLLARS he bribe NUPENG and PENGASSAN executives to embark on solidarity rally to Saint Baru.
This is a man that wears the INTEGRITY tag.
I repeat Buhari is the greatest scam artist ever liveth.

tiwiex:

$25b is not missing. Contracts were awarded was that amount. Some are commercial contracts to lift crude. For instance, lift crude worth $3b and pay me 10 percent commission. Meanwhile, u can resell at $5b.indirectly, Nigeria will lose billions in revenue with this arrangement in the long run. In other words, we indirectly paid billions to contractors who were no competitive.

Goodharoun:
Dr. Maikanti Kachalla Baru GMD, NNPC Maikanti Kachalla Baru is an indigene of Bauchi State. He obtained his West African School Certificate in 1978 from the Federal Government College Jos and later bagged a First Class Honours in Mechanical Engineering from AhmaduBello University, Zaria in 1982. He also attended the University of Sussex, United Kingdom where he graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering in 1987. Between 1988-1991, he held various positions at the Jos Steel Rolling Company
Ltd. including Head Corporate Planning and Electrical Department while also serving in several committees in the company.He was the Manager National Engineering and Technical Company Limited (NETCO) from May to November 1991. He became the Manager, Opera
tions of Procurement Management Services (PROMAS) from 1991-1993 where he saved the Corporation over $70 million in six months of operation.Thereafter, he served in NAPIMS as the Manager Gas Department for four years and in 1997, he was appointed General Manager, Gas Development Division and during his stewardship of the Joint Venture Gas Projects, they were able to save over $575 million. In July 1999, he was appointed as the Executive Director, Operations of the Nigerian Gas Company, Warri where he was
responsible for the smooth operation of all the facilities in the Nigerian Gas Company ensuring uninterrupted gas supply to customers such as NEPA. He left this position in 2004 and was appointed as the Managing
Director Hyson (Nigeria) Ltd and under his stewardship; Hyson was introduced into the domestic LPG business and grew rapidly raking in N24m in 2004, N164m in 2005 and N400m in 2006. From 2006 to 2007, Dr. M.K Baru was the Group General Manager, Greenfield Refinery Projects Division where he was tasked with ensuring the smooth execution of the feasibility study, design, construction and operation of new refineries in Nigeria.Following his good work there, he was appointed in 2007, as the Group General Manager of the National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS) where he was responsible for ensuring the effective supervision of the nation’s investment in
the upstream of the Nigeria’s oil industry. This covered the six joint ventures, sixty-two production-sharing contracts and other ad-hoc assignments.Till his appointment as the Group Executive Director, Exploration and Production, Dr. Baru was the Group General Manager LNG Division. In his capacity, he handled the commercial and administrative aspects of the LNG Investment Businesses. He was also the NNPC’s Chief Technical Negotiator on the West African Gas Pipeline project and chaired the NNPC Anti-Corruption Committee.
In March 2016, he was appointed Technical Adviser (Gas Matters)to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and on July 4th
2016, President Muhammad Buhari appointed him as the 17th Group Managing Director of the NNPC. Dr. Baru has shown academic excellence over the years winning various prizes such as the Shell BP Petroleum Prize for the Best Final Year Mechanical Engineering Student and the Lever Brothers Prize for the Best Final Year Mechanical Engineering Investigation Project at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.He has also attended prestigious institutions such as the Harvard Business School, College of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Oxford, Columbia University Business School, New York and the Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business among others.
Oga me, just like Kachiku, Baru's Profile is also loaded.

vedaxcool:
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Medic save this man before him kpeme

EruditorII:
cc Vivere

GavelSlam:
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How can it be insubordination if Baru doesn't report to Kachikwu?