Former President of the Nigeria Bar Association, Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) has asked President Bola Tinubu to resign as the Minister of Petroleum.

Naija News reports that Agbakoba made this call amidst fuel scarcity and hike in price across the country, which has seen price of transportation skyrocket.

Agbakoba, in an interview with Punch, wondered why President Tinubu can not be the Minister of Health, adding that it is not necessary for the Nigerian President to always hold the portfolio of petroleum.

The senior lawyer when asked about government interfering in the economy said, “It is the same issue. The President shouldn’t be involved in petroleum. It gives the wrong impression that President Tinubu is the Minister of Petroleum Resources.

“Why not the Minister of Health? It’s not only about President Tinubu. Why does the Nigerian president always hold the portfolio of petroleum? It is not necessary.

“There is a critical problem in the petroleum industry. If you ask Nigerians if they want to be in Nigeria, they will all say ‘yes, but’. It is that ‘but’ that President Tinubu must resolve. Nobody wants Nigeria to fail.

“President Tinubu should relinquish the position of Minister of Petroleum. It doesn’t add to or strengthen his position.”