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Monday 21 July 2014

Former Minister of Petroleum, Rilwanu Lukman dies at 75

Former Minister of Petroleum, Rilwanu Lukman has died. He died this morning July 21st in Austria. He was 75.

Alhaji Lukman was a renowned engineer who held several ministerial positions in Nigeria before becoming Secretary General of OPEC from 1995 to 2000. He was appointed Minister of Petroleum Resources by late President Yar’Adua in December 2008 and held the position until March 2010.

Lukman was made a Knight of the British Empire (KBE) in 1989 and Officer of the Legion d’Honneur of France in 1990, as well as being conferred with the First Class rank of the Order of the Liberator from the Republic of Venezuela. He was the first African ever to be honored with the Fellowship of the Imperial College, University of London. May his soul rest in peace...amen.

39 comments:

Anonymous said...

May his soul RIP. Pretex4luv@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

He achieved many things in his life. God'll comfort his family. RIP

()L@-WUNMI

Unknown said...

O death where is thy sting! Rest in Peace sir. I'm out. ***CATCH ME IF U CAN***

Rosemary said...

Rip Rilwanu. chidikwarosemary.@gmail.com

Dan Skila said...

Rest in peace

danskila1@gmail.com

Unknown said...

RIP
Mamafunkky@gmail.com

Unknown said...

EYAAA GOOD NIGHT SIR, REST IN PEACE.

OSINANL said...

REST IN PEACE SIR!

Anonymous said...

May his soul rest in peace.
Cooldavoe@yahoo.com

jbankzE said...

Shebi na yanki em die,big man finz bt na same 6feet em go enta wif poor man abi?RIP shaa nd God hlp ur family!

~@iamJbankz Olamide's PA~

bbm 7439955a said...

the super rich also die and go down just like the poorest and the normal man. ENGR emy

BONARIO NNAGS said...

May his soul rest in peace.

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

Unknown said...

RIP baba

#########GOd punish####################devil

Tolulope Yves-Coker said...

Senior man sir! RIP!

haters-slayer said...

eeya RIP sir.

Bony bony said...

RIP sir

Obietrezy said...

R.I. P boss...

Kimmy ***** said...

RIP

Kimmy *****

NaNcY DreW said...

RIP sir

ary said...

May he rest in peace!

Unknown said...

Wat a grt loss. RIP
abiolataiwo2015@yahoo.com

Bbg Eze said...

RIP to a great man

Anonymous said...

A great achiever. May God grant his soul repose, Amen. Motherhen

Anonymous said...

RIP... All the wealth he amassed is now in vain. Vanity upon vanity. donchyke@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

RIP


TEEANA

Unknown said...

Inalillahi wa hilaihi rajiunana

Anonymous said...

Afren Oil Boss is dead. Afren Plc is a big Oil firm headquatered in Kinnaird House, 1 Pall Mall East, London, SW1Y 5AU, United Kingdom. Afren contracts Oil services jobs some Multinationals too. He definitely increased foreign revenue to our country and employment to the teeming unemployed masses in our country. May his soul rest in peace.

Amarachukwu. said...

Rest in peace sir.

APPLE said...

R.I.P

Okoro said...

May his soul rest in peace..

Chikaka said...

The young ones are happily wishing him rest in peace. The members of the cabal are dying out. Umaru Dikko, now this man. Lukman has been in every Nigerian government since 1979. He's part and parcel of the rot that is Nigeria. Will they bury him with all his wealth?

The good thing about him was that he was simple and calm (typical of a polished Northerner.) Very well spoken too.

But still waters run very deep.

May God console his family.

Anonymous said...

rip..patoswife@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

Good riddance of bad rubbish... another corrupt leader bites the dust. Rilwanu was a very corrupt minister and may he rot in Hell for the suffering his lot has brought on this nation

Anonymous said...

My father's friend. A true gentleman. They were friends at Imperial. My father is also a Fellow at Imperial. Same year as Lukman so I'm not sure about your info that he was the first African. I guess maybe first Fellow for Petroleum Engineering. You have to be specific Linda!

Unknown said...

May his soul rest in peace

Anonymous said...

@kemikal
Just shows the average mindset of a Nigerian...they saw all the foreign accolades they started to BOW in homage..
Man was corrupt to the core..do you think the West doles out awards to Africans willy nilly???
Despite being in Austria with the Billion Dollar loot...in the end he still had to answer to his maker...you steal and steal so much and then what..you go back the same way you came into the world..WITH NOTHING!!...

Anonymous said...

RIP. (Linda's Man)

t said...

Amen.

Anonymous said...

Only the young and ignorant will say this thief should rest in peace. Read your history. At the end of it all, he will be wrapped in white cotton cloth only!

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