Domination agenda of section of Nigeria real, says Odumakin

Political activist and former National Publicity Secretary of Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, has expressed fear that the domination agenda of a section of the country was real.

This was when he expressed disappointment over the appointment of Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru as the new Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), saying one could be tempted to think that a board is being constituted for the Northern Nigeria Petroleum Corporation.

This, he said, portends a loss federal character and reinforces that the domination agenda of a section of the country.

In an interview with Daily Times, Odumakin said that “one is tempted to say that there could be some mix-up by thinking that a board is being constituted for Northern Nigeria Petroleum Corporation and not that of Nigeria. It is becoming manifest that the country as a whole is no longer on the radar”.

Speaking on the danger of the action, he said this portends a loss of federal character.

‘It portends a loss of federal character and reinforces that the domination agenda of a section of the country is real’.

Recall that Dr Maikanti Kacalla Baru was recently announced as the the new Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)

The appointment ended months of speculation and suspense over who takes charge at the oil company since the confirmation of Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu as minister last November.

However, of the 9 man board, 6 are of northern extraction. The new board has Minister of State for Petroleum, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, as chairman, other members of the board include the new NNPC GMD Maikanti Kacalla Baru; the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance; Alhaji Mahmoud Dutse, Chief of Staff to the President Mallam Abba Kyari; Dr Thomas M.A John; Dr Pius O. Akinyelure; Dr Tajudeen Umar; Mallam Mohammed Lawal, and Mallam Yusuf Lawal.