It will be lawless for Buhari to double as
Petroleum Minister – Ijaw groups



The Ijaw People Development Initiative, IPDI and
the National Association of Izon Ebe Students
have noted that it is unconstitutional for President



Muhammadu Buhari to assume the office of
Minister of Petroleum Resources.
Leaders of the two groups, Messrs Austin
Ozobo and Ebi Wayas respectively, in a
statement they jointly issued, said, “By virtue
of Section 138 of the Nigeria Constitution of
1999 as amended, the president shall not
during the tenure of his office hold any other
executive or paid emolument in any capacity
whatsoever.”
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“This provision is indisputably clear, Buhari is
taking us back to the days of the military rule,
obviously he lacks the power to assume the
position of petroleum minister as serving
president,” they asserted.
Maintaining that, “It is an act of lawlessness
and the constitution prohibits a public officer
assuming two political offices and earning
double salaries, the president inclusive,” they
stated, “The president should resign as
president and subject himself to screening by
the Senate if he wants to be petroleum
minister.”
“However, we advise him on the implication
and negative impression his resolve to occupy
two offices may create on his unpopular
change agenda,” the groups added.