The death of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the age of 82 on Sunday brought renewed focus to his legacy, particularly in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, the lifeblood of Africa’s biggest economy, where investments have been too few and far between. Buhari’s legacy in the oil and gas sector is a paradox. He was the president who finally broke the jinx and passed the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), a reform many of his predecessors failed to deliver. He oversaw the corporatisation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC)
The death of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the age of 82 on Sunday brought renewed focus to his legacy, particularly in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, the lifeblood of Africa’s biggest economy, where investments have been too few and far between. Buhari’s legacy in the oil and gas sector is a paradox. He was the president who finally broke the jinx and passed the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), a reform many of his predecessors failed to deliver. He oversaw the corporatisation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC)