The office of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, has recently been beleaguered with various media reports concerning the absence of the Minister of State in the US-Nigeria Investment Summit held in Washington, DC.
It is important to note that Dr. Kachikwu was not in the United States of America as reported and was not billed to attend the summit. He was in the United Kingdom where he had just concluded the facilitation of a key investment meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Royal Dutch Shell plc. Led by the CEO, Bernardus Van Beurden, in London, United Kingdom.
Considering the built focus of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources on investment drive and oil sector reforms, the Minister will not have in good faith, shunned a veritable opportunity for possible investment drives should he have been billed to headline such forums.
We are committed to delivering on the aspirations of the #7BigWins and remain poised to deliver on the key themes.
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Mr. Idang Alibi
Director, Press and Public Relation
Ministry of Petroleum Resources
Abuja
Monday April 23, 2018
