Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan has suffered yet another monumental blow on the international scene, as OPEC gives his nominee a ‘Thumbs Down’. According to SaharaReporters.com, Nigeria minister of Petroleum Resources, Ms. Diezani Alison-Madueke, did not make the grade, and has failed to become the first female OPEC Secretary-General.
The news came barely twenty-four hours after President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria nominated her as a candidate for the highly coveted post. Rather, at its meeting today, OPEC members decided to extend the tenure of Abdullah al-Badri of Iraq, the current Secretary General, until June of 2015. He was expected to step down from that post in December of this year.
OPEC’s decision to extend Abdullah al-Badri’s tenure for another year was unexpected, and it is also considered a blow to the Nigerian president. Insiders say that Jonathan had groomed his choice for the highly coveted post during the years of his tenure as president despite a swirl of murky issues that has followed her career.
Alison-Madueke is also one of the most controversial ministers in the Jonathan administration, having been rocked by numerous allegations of financial improprieties.
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