Phillip Asiodu
Federal Minister of Petroleum
Personal details
Born (1934-02-26) 26 February 1934
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 (2001). Foreign Policy Decision-making in Nigeria. Susquehanna University Press. ISBN 1575910489. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Richard A. Joseph (6 February 2014). Democracy and Prebendal Politics in Nigeria. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1107633537. 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. Input Solutions. September 18, 2000 – via TheFreeLibrary.
  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 (31 October 2002). 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.

See also

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