The outgoing Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Muhammad Sanusi Barkindo, is dead.
He died at about 11pm on Tuesday July 5. He was aged 63.
His death was announced in the early hours of of Wednesday July 6, by NNPC GMD, Mele Kyari, who described his departure as a great loss to his immediate family, NNPC, Nigeria, OPEC and global energy community.
In a statement on his verified twitter handlle, @MKKyari, the NNPC GMD wrote:
”We lost our esteemed Dr Muhammad Sanusi Barkindo. He died at about 11pm yesterday 5th July 2022. Certainly a great loss to his immediate family, the NNPC, our country Nigeria, the OPEC and the global energy community. Burial arrangements will be announced shortly,”
Hours before his death, Barkindo was received at the State House by President Muhammadu Buhari, who applauded him for his meritorious service in OPEC and described him as a worthy ambassador of Nigeria.
