Phillip Asiodu

Phillip Asiodu
Phillip Asiodu
Federal Minister of Petroleum
Personal details
Born	26 February 1934 (age 89); Delta State, Nigeria
Political party	People's Democratic Party

Last updated November 06, 2023

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

Commander of the Order of the Niger ^[15]

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