tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163442462867909525.post6170000795332086634..comments2024-03-28T10:33:33.136+01:00Comments on Nigerian News, Latest Nigeria In News. Nigeria News. Your online Nigerian Newspaper.: What Kachikwu did after meeting with BuhariNigerianEyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999092608201591868noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163442462867909525.post-69135497506509228132017-10-07T03:18:58.148+01:002017-10-07T03:18:58.148+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Lekannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163442462867909525.post-32367373297555605992017-10-06T22:31:44.134+01:002017-10-06T22:31:44.134+01:00That's why you think he shouldn't subject ...That's why you think he shouldn't subject himself to his superior, or you think kachukwu is their as a figure head?? why do APC like causing confusion for itself?? Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816377402233642422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163442462867909525.post-69131281186648958722017-10-06T20:09:54.755+01:002017-10-06T20:09:54.755+01:00More damning insights have emerged on Friday as to...More damning insights have emerged on Friday as to how some legal clauses frustrated the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Emmanuel Kachikwu from having “supervisory powers” over the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Maikanti Baru.<br /><br />Mr Kachikwu had in a leaked 8-page letter addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday accused Mr Baru of “acts of insubordination, humiliation, disrespect and lack of due process in the award of contracts.”<br /><br />On Tuesday, DAILY NIGERIAN exclusively revealed why the minister reported the GMD to the President.<br /><br /><br /> <br />But in what could be seen as a new twist to the raging rift between the two oil czars, a senior NNPC official who preferred not to be named exclusively told DAILY NIGERIAN that the fight was beyond what was contained in the letter.<br /><br />“The fight between Kachikwu and Baru emanated from two clauses within the NNPC. And these are the NNPC Act and the Clause in a correspondence from the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) to the then GMD of NNPC (Ibe Kachikwu) regarding contracts.<br /><br />“In the NNPC Act,” the source added, “it was stated clearly that the GMD NNPC will report directly to the Substantive Minister of Petroleum Resources, in this case President Muhammadu Buhari. Sadly for Kachikwu, the Act was silent on the GMD reporting to him.<br /><br /><br /> <br />“Secondly, in a letter dated June 26, 2015, the BPP clarified a clause regarding the power of the NNPC Tenders Board (and not the NNPC Board) to award contracts without recourse to the Minister of State.<br /><br />“The approval limit of the NNPC Tenders Board is $20m. But where such contracts exceed the tenders board’s limits, approval must be sought from the Federal Executive Council (FEC).<br /><br />“And in the case of the $26billion Kachikwu claimed Baru spent without due process, it was the same Federal Executive Council, with Kachikwu as a member, that approved the contracts. How would Baru, who is not even a member of FEC, be blamed for side-stepping the minister and bypassing due process?” the insider queried.<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />BPP’s clarification to Mr Kachikwu on powers of NNPC Tenders Board to award contracts<br />Also, a correspondence seen by DAILY NIGERIAN from the BPP to the NNPC during Kachikwu’s reign as GMD/Minister of State for Petroleum, read in part: “The [NNPC] Governing Board is responsible for approval of the work programmes, corporate contract plans and budget while the [NNPC] Tenders Board is responsible for approval of day to day procurement implementation.”<br /><br />According to the source, Mr Baru knew all these provisions very well and was using both in his dealings with Mr Kachikwu.<br /><br />“Strangely, the same Minister who obtained such clarifications from the BPP while serving as GMD NNPC has now turned against it,” the source added.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163442462867909525.post-5080005905289885962017-10-06T19:43:17.419+01:002017-10-06T19:43:17.419+01:00This is how it started during the time of Mmadueke...This is how it started during the time of Mmadueke. Gej took it with laxity until the thing went our of hand. And by the way, I think PMB is fighting corruption? This is a litmus test.@benson ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05628531519751095721noreply@blogger.com