Mohammed sanusi barkindo biography of william
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Ike Amos
Dublin, Ireland Born in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria, the death of Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, the Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), few days to his exit from office, has sent shockwaves across the global oil and gas community and Nigeria, in particular.
Until his death in Abuja, Tuesday night, Barkindo was passionate about the growth of the oil and gas industry, worked assiduously to ensure the continued relevance of the commodity in years to komma and while ensuring that countries rik in the resource reap the benefits it offers.
He passionately pursued and judiciously implemented the historic Declaration of Cooperation (DOC), which saw member countries of OPEC partnering with a number of key non-OPEC oil-producing countries, due to the urgent need to address the widening market crisis, stabilise the global oil market forestall the continued collapse of oil prices.
The DOC was especially useful during the första per
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By Ibrahim Muye Yahaya
He could give you his full interest for a few seconds and leave you with the feelings you mattered. This is a feature you will identify in very few individuals. It is poignant and profound. That is because people occupying powerful positions more regularly depict haughtiness and edginess.
It could be accurate such people are usually fairly busy, which explains their limited time for benevolence or small talk. That is the usual behaviour you sort of expect. And, then, that was the ‘Muhammad Sanusi Barkindo way’. Barkindo was used to titles, glamour and recognitions of all sorts.
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Yet such attention would not make his voice louder. Here was a sophisticated player gifted of enhancing his stature by doing the opposite: restricting his appearances, signifying meekness, and lowering the tone of his voice when talking to the powerful or the v
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