Buhari Passes Over Ibe Kachikwu As N...

Ibe Kachikwu was one of the few ministers in President

Muhammadu Buhari's first term that didn't make it

through to the second term. There was widespread

speculation that he was close to returning to the cabinet.

But there was also the view that he had been a lame duck

Minister of State for Petroleum in the twilight days of

President Buhari's first term. He, it seemed, was unable to

exert any form of influence in the Ministry as Maikanti

Baru, the GMD of NNPC (just retired) supposedly had

better access to the President and the President's top

confidantes (Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff and Boss

Mustapha, secretary to the Federal Government) and

simply sidelined him in matters that, at least ought to pass

his table, if only for courtesy's sake.