Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Group Managing Director, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, yesterday, revealed how he received threats from a Niger Delta militant.
Kachikwu also claimed during the town hall meeting held in Kaduna state that he stopped an oil pipeline bombing attempt by a Niger Delta Militant.
Oil minister narrates: “Last week, my phone number was published in Sahara Reporters and then I began to get millions of phone calls.
“One of the first phone calls I took, not knowing who was calling me, was from a militant somewhere, and when I picked up the phone, he asked; ‘Are you the minister of petroleum? and I answered yes.
“He said: ‘I dey go blow pipeline tomorrow’ and I asked why would you do that my brother if you love Nigerians? He asked me; ‘are you sure you are the minister’? and I answered yes. Then he said ‘for being so humble, I will drop the plan.”
Kachickwu also revealed the new policy to address the problem of fuel subsidy in Nigeria and added that introduction of price modulation had helped stabilise the problem.