passed away.
Lukman who was 76-years-old died this morning in Austria,
Leadership reports.
Dr. Rilwanu Lukman
He was appointed Minister of Petroleum Resources by
Nigerian president late Umaru Yar'Adua, on 18 December
2008. In February 2010 there were rumors that Lukman
had tendered his resignation after a shakeup in the cabinet
by the new acting President, Goodluck Jonathan, but that it
had not been accepted. In March 2010, he warned that the
scarcity of petroleum products in Nigeria would only get
worse as long as the government held back on deregulating
the industry. He left office on 17 March 2010 when Acting
President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved his cabinet.
Born in Zaria, Kaduna State on August 26, 1933, he served
as Secretary General of the Organisation of Petroleum
Exporting Countries (OPEC) from January 01, 1995 to
December 18, 2000.
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