As the latest scandal in Nigeria’s historically reputation-challenged oil industry continues to generate widespread reactions, the issues thrown up so far in the allegations contained in the leaked memo from the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, and the points made in the counter-response from the Nigerian National Petroleum Resources (NNPC), point to a larger issue— President Muhammadu Buhari’s now-established flawed detached leadership style.

In Kachikwu’s memo, he had accused Maikanti Baru, the NNPC’s Group Managing Director, of insubordination, recounting instances of being sidelined alongside the NNPC board in crucial decisions including the award of contracts over the $20 million threshold totaling $25 billion, as well as staff retirement, replacement and promotion, all matters he argued were mandated by the NNPC Act to require authorization from the NNPC board.

He also made a startling revelation in the leaked memo. He stated that he had been trying to book an appointment with the president to discuss these pertinent issues and some other industry issues to no avail. This disclosure was met by utmost bewilderment in many quarters. Many could not believe that a minister of the country could be struggling to secure a meet with the president given the stakes, no less a minister in the country’s most strategic ministry, and one assigned the direct role of co-managing the ministry with the president.

Some were even quick to recall the president’s words in 2015 when reacting to the criticisms and concerns raised over his delay in appointing ministers. The president had said ministers were mere noisemakers and argued that the people who did the real work were civil servants in the various ministries. Could the Kachikwu disclosure be a proof of the president’s expressed disposition towards minsters? Some wondered.

Alas! Buhari was in on it from the outset
Interestingly, Baru did not issue a response in his capacity as the NNPC GMD. Instead, the NNPC delivered the rebuttal. Perhaps a more interesting fact was that the corporation stated in its response that “the President ordered the Group Managing Director (GMD) and Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to consider and respond expeditiously to the allegations”.

Full details: https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/how-buharis-leadership-style-queries-his-competences-creates-further-risks-for-struggling-economy-2/

Buhari is no difference from the old corruption ridden Nigeria system.
people like buhari have benefited so much from corruption that they do not want a system change ,they want the status quo to continue where mediocrity,looting and avarice is being celebrated.

Buhari have never had any leadership qualities but only fit to tend 150 non-productive cattle over the years.It was the desperation of zombies that made him to be clothed in borrowed robes. Monies went missing when he was Petroleum/PTF chairman and same again under his watch in the second coming.So any surprise?