The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has apologised to Nigerians for the infamous comment he made concerning the nationwide fuel shortages. adding that measures had been put in place to ensure that the long queues in petrol stations would disappear between April 6th and 7th.
In the apology he tendered to Nigerians, Kachikwu explained that he erroneously made the statement because he was not a politician, adding that he made the statement in jest. He also apologised to any personality who felt offended by the comment he made while speaking with journalists.
“I do apologise for the comment that I made jocularly with my friends in the press about not being a magician and it offended Nigerians; it was not meant to be, it was a side jocular issue.
“I did go on to explain what needed to be done. I did not know that it would create the kind of hyperbole that it did.
“Let me first admit that I am not a typically experienced politician, I am a technocrat. I come to work and some of the phraseologies that I may use, while being acceptable in the arena in which I play obviously will not be acceptable in the public political arena.
“So if anybody’s sensibilities were offended by those jokes, I totally apologise,” Kachikwu said.
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