Thumbs Up: Gowon Showers Encomium On NNPC Over Its Role In Revenue Generating

A Former Head of State General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for living up to expectation of generating revenue for the development of Nigerian economy.

The elder statesman who recently turned 80 spoke over the weekend in Abuja at an event organized in his honour to induct him into the Living Legends Hall of Fame, explained that the Nigerian National Oil Company (as the Corporation was known at inception) was established by his administration after the civil war to help generate revenue for the government from the oil and gas sector.

"Certainly, the NNPC has done very well and it should be appreciated as the leading organization that generates most of the money for the government," General Gowon stated.

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