Nigeria: Diezani Gets More Powers in New PIB

The new Petroleum Industry Bill is going to make the Petroleum Minister more powerful than she already is if it passes through the National Assembly as submitted by President Jonathan.

Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke will become chairman of the boards of plum parastatals in the ministry and also have powers to scrap the Petroleum Equlisation Fund which ensures the uniformity of petrol prices all over the country, according to contents of the bill, a copy of which was seen by Daily Trust in Abuja yesterday.

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