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Barkindo, Rilwan Lukman's Crony, Replaces Engr. Yar'adua as NNPC GMD

January 13, 2009
Image removed.The Nigerian National Petroleum  Corporation (NNPC) is undergoing changes at the highest levels with the replacement of the General Managing Director,   Engineer Abubakar Lawal Yar’Adua with a new GMD, Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo,  who is a well known crony of the current minister of Petroleum resources, Alhaji Rilwan Lukman.

SaharaReporters had reported that owing to disagreements over oil lifting contracts in which Engineer Yar'adua (GMD -NNPC) shortchanged  "president" Umaru Yar'adua, his wife and cronies, he would be removed from office.

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