{"id":107060,"date":"2023-08-17T18:21:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T17:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=107060"},"modified":"2023-08-17T18:21:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T17:21:40","slug":"ministerial-list-tinubu-will-be-new-petroleum-minister-buharis-ex-aide-ahmad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/ministerial-list-tinubu-will-be-new-petroleum-minister-buharis-ex-aide-ahmad\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministerial list: Tinubu will be new Petroleum Minister \u2013 Buhari\u2019s ex-aide, Ahmad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Former President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s ex-Communication aide, Bashir Ahmad, has hinted on who may become the new Minister of Petroleum.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nAhmad claimed that Tinubu is the potential minister of Petroleum Resources.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that Tinubu took after former Presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo and Buhari, who opted to assign the ministry to themselves.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nTweeting, Ahmad wrote: \u201cPresident Bola Tinubu is our potential Minister of Petroleum Resources. He will be following in the footsteps of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Muhammadu Buhari, who occupied the post during their tenures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis time there are two junior ministers under the Ministry, a Minister of State for Petroleum and a Minister of State for Gas Resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu has failed to name a minister of petroleum resources as he assigns ministerial portfolios.<\/p>\n<p>During his administration, Buhari assigned the ministry to himself and named Timipre Sylva the Minister of State for Petroleum.<\/p>\n<p>However, President Tinubu has split the ministry into two as he formed his cabinet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s ex-Communication aide, Bashir Ahmad, has hinted on who may become the new Minister of Petroleum. 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