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Alleged

Heineken Lokpobiri

Former Senator (Bayelsa West 2007-2015); appointed Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil) August 2023. Bayelsa background; oversight of petroleum-sector contracts.

Sources

SOURCE-01Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources — official biography
Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources — official biographypetroleumresources.gov.ng/
SOURCE-02Peoples Gazette Nigeria (September 24, 2025)
Peoples Gazette Nigeria (September 24, 2025)gazettengr.com/investors-accuse-petroleum-minister-heineken-lokpobiri-of-demanding-bribes-to-approve-oil-field-licences-bypassing-nuprc-authority/
SOURCE-03THISDAY (April 28, 2024)
THISDAY (April 28, 2024)www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2024/04/28/when-n30bn-budget-padding-request-tears-lokpobiri-wabote-apart/
SOURCE-04Channels Television (April 24, 2024)
Channels Television (April 24, 2024)www.channelstv.com/2024/04/24/petroleum-minister-former-ncdmb-boss-wabote-trade-words-over-500m-funds/
SOURCE-05Universal Reporters (2016)
Universal Reporters, 2016universalreportersng.com/payment-contractors-two-ministers-audu-ogbe-senator-lokpobiri-named-n2-bn-bribery-scandal/

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