Phillip Asiodu | |
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| Federal Minister of Petroleum | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 February 1934 Delta State, Nigeria |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party |
Phillip Asiodu, (CON) (born 19 February 1934) is a Nigerian diplomat, bureaucrat, and former Minister of Petroleum. [1] [2]
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.
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]