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Phillip Asiodu
Federal Minister of Petroleum
Personal details
Born (1934-02-26) 26 February 1934 (age 90)
Delta State, Nigeria
Political partyPeople's Democratic Party

Phillip Asiodu, (CON) (born 19 February 1934) is a Nigerian Diplomat, Bureaucrat and former Minister of Petroleum, Nigeria.[1][2]

Life and career

Phillip was born February 26, 1934 in Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria. He attended King's College, Lagos before he proceeded to Queen's College, Oxford where he obtained a master's degree in Philosophy.[3][4] He joined the Nigerian Civil service in 1964 and became the Federal Permanent Secretary, and first served under General Gowon before and during the Nigeria-Biafra war. He was instrumental in the U-turn on the Aburi Accord by Gowon.[5] He later became Special Adviser to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Shehu Shagari on economic affairs.[6][7][8] In 1999, he was appointed Chief Economic Adviser to the former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.[9][10][11] Among other leadership roles includes the planning and implementation of Nigeria’s oil and gas policies. He also took part in the negotiations for Nigeria’s admission into OPEC, 1971.[12]

His younger brother, the athlete Sidney Asiodu died in the Asaba massacre.

Political life

In 1998, he became a member of the People's Democratic Party, and a Trustee of the party.[13] In 1999, he contested nomination as the party’s Presidential candidate but unsuccessful.[14]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Asiodu: How Murtala/Obasanjo Foisted Economic Stagnation on Nigeria, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Details - The Nation Archive". Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  3. ^ "African Success : Biography of Philip ASIODU". Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Philip Asiodu speaks at Oxford, Cambridge alumni luncheon". Vanguard News. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  5. ^ Ufot Bassey Inamete. Foreign Policy Decision-making in Nigeria. Susquehanna University Press. ISBN 1575910489. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  6. ^ Richard A. Joseph. Democracy and Prebendal Politics in Nigeria. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 1107633532. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Main reason Gowon was toppled, by Philip Asiodu". Vanguard News. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Philip Asiodu at 70: Sees hope for Nigeria". Champion Newspapers. February 26, 2004. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  9. ^ "NIGERIA - Profile - Philip Asiodu.(Brief Article)". APS Diplomat Operations in Oil Diplomacy. September 18, 2000. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015 – via highbeam.com.
  10. ^ "Of Nigeria's refineries, proposed sale and failed attempts". Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  11. ^ "Economy: Asiodu urges governments to look beyond oil - NAN". Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  12. ^ Eur. Africa South of the Sahara 2003. Psychology Press. ISBN 1857431316. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  13. ^ "Delta 2015: Intrigues, and the Anioma battle for PDP ticket". Vanguard News. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  14. ^ "CHIEF P. C. ASIODU, DLITT, CON". The Nigeria Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  15. ^ Our Correspondent. "New Telegraph – Service chiefs, eight governors, others make National Honours list". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

See also

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