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The Federal Government has
nominated a former Group Managing Director (GMD) of THE Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mohammed Barkindo for the position of the
Secretary- General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countrues (OPEC)
in July 2016.
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Barkindo served as the Acting
Secretary-General of OPEC in 2006 and was NNPC GMD between 2009 and 2010.
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A Federal Government official
and some representatives of OPEC confirmed the development, adding that
Barkindo has the potential to end OPEC leadership deadlock.
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Barkindo’s nomination was
forwarded was forwarded recently to replace Abdalla Salem el-Badri, who is the
current OPEC Secretary General.
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