Buhari, OPEC, business stakeholders mourn Barkindo’s sudden death
• specialists douse fears of resurgent COVID-19, entail regular medical exam
• All guests are screened for COVID-19 before seeing Buhari
• National Climatic Data Center says COVID-19 cases rising in Nigeria, worldwide, encourages uptake of vaccination
Deceased Secretary-General of the Organisation of the crude commercialism Countries (OPEC), Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, aged 63, who was within the final weeks of his six-year tenure, was because of fly from Abuja to Yola, Adamawa State for Eid vacation today, but his body was instead flown yesterday wherever he was set to rest at the Yola cemetery.
the highest oil diplomat had came back from the Vienna-based secretariat to Abuja in preparation for a post-OPEC career, and on Tuesday was hosted by President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja, once taking part at the continued Nigerian Oil and Gas Conference.
He was beaked to hitch the Atlantic Council as a distinguished fellow within the international Energy Centre after the conclusion of his term at international organization on July 31.
At the reception on Tuesday, President Buhari had thanked the deceased for being a worthy ambassador of the country and asked the Ministry of crude Resources and also the Nigerian National crude Company (NNPC) restricted to mobilise the oil and gas business to organise a appropriate welcome reception in his honour once he finally returns home.
In response, Barkindo attributed his success to the “tremendous guidance, personal appeal and international dignity of President Buhari.”
in step with family sources, he passed on suddenly at concerning 11:00p.m. Barkindo was a former cluster administrator of NNPC. He was appointed international organization Secretary-General in 2016 because the fourth Nigerian to carry that position and also the twenty eighth person within the role overall.
Before leading the NNPC, Barkindo served as the Deputy administrator of Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas, a venture between NNPC and Shell, Total and Eni.
His term at international organization spanned a series of production cuts supposed to stay international oil markets in balance, culminating in the new reductions throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. His successor, Haitham Al-Ghais, of Kuwait, was already because of assume the position from the start of next month.
THE circumstances encompassing Barkindo’s death remained unclear. unconfirmed reports counsel that he died in his sleep. His fulminant death, within the lightweight of rising cases of COVID-19, has, however, raised some questions: whether or not it had been COVID-19 iatrogenic cardiopathy or organ failure.
Medical practitioners say the case has necessitated revived public health awareness on the causes of sudden death. A authority Physician/Endocrinologist at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Dr. Mansur A. Ramalan, told The Guardian, yesterday, that the foremost possible event would are a heart attack.
“You may see that he was apparently healthy. Secondly, he's on the overweight side, so, he may produce other risks factors like inactive lifestyle. we've to rule out COVID-19 as a result of everybody that wishes to examine President Buhari is tested for COVID-19 before they're granted audience.”
Former President, African countryn Medical Association (NMA), Association of skilled Bodies of Nigeria (APBN) and Commissioner of Health, Kogi State, Dr. Omede Idris, aforesaid the extra time of Barkindo inside twenty four hours of a beaming and exciting interaction with President Buhari creates a situation of the vulnerability of human life, while not space for medical intervention.
Idris aforesaid the case entails regular medical checkup, rehearsal investigations, healthy living habits, adherence to medical skilled recommendation and medicine because the case might be.
He said it would be tough to touch to the reason behind death, while not post-mortem investigation and conjointly being informed his medical background and health conditions.
“In reality, there can be several causes of fulminant death. These vary from general and metabolic disorders, acute organ failure, shock in numerous forms, together with some busted aneurysms, and infectious conditions, amidst others. the final word identification to establish the cause of death would require postmortem and histopathological findings as definite or probable reason behind death,” Idris explained.
A academic of Medical biological science and Immunology, river University of African country (NUN) Abuja, a Harvard Fellow in biological science and Molecular Genetics, and a Fellow of the ny Academy of the Sciences, Boaz Adegboro, told The Guardian that the extra time can be as a results of complications from COVID-19.
Adegboro aforesaid having COVID-19 or/and living the malady could lead on to: metabolic process failure, heart failure, acute excretory organ injury and urinary organ failure, liver pathology, gastroenteritis, protein storm, disseminated intravascular natural process associated chemical reaction of plasma components.
Adegboro, who is additionally a Fellow of Academy of Medical Specialties, aforesaid clinical options in COVID-19 patients counsel that SARS-CoV-2 incorporates a major impact on the heart. Patients have features, that suggest acute cardiac muscle injury, together with abnormal graph changes.
Director General, African country Centre for malady management (NCDC), Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, told The Guardian: “We are reminding voters that COVID-19 hasn’t gone anyplace even as the NPHCDA is encouraging the uptake of vaccination. Cases are rising worldwide and there's the beginning of an dealing here from on the market reports. that's enough to boost public awareness.”
President Academy of drugs Specialties and Secretary-General International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS), Prof. Oladapo Ashiru, said: “The easy truth is that the COVID-19 isn't gone. it'd in all probability be with USA for a awfully long time. there's no scientific basis for not victimization the mask particularly in an exceedingly jammed gathering wherever you're undecided who may be a carrier or who has been absolutely unsusceptible or not.
“It is currently very clear that no quantity of vaccination will stop you from having COVID-19 symptoms if exposed to it. The clear warning is to be protected victimization the mask particularly after you are in company of an outsized variety of individuals that you just aren't certain of their vaccination history.
“Finally, for people with underlying conditions love diabetes, internal organ disease, long smokers with compromised respiratory organ function, exposure to COVID-19 even once vaccination are often fatal. it's suggested that those that show symptoms such as common cold, sore throat, or fever, should ask for immediate attention and remedy before it spreads into the metabolic process tract,” he said.
He suggested Nigerians to induce unsusceptible to be protected against the immediate, late consequences of COVID-19, which can conjointly culminate in extra time.
The immediate Past President of the lodge of Medical Directors, professor Olufemi Dokun-Babalola, aforesaid that the majority cases of fulminant death within the country are typically caused by vas, gas or vessel issues.
in an exceedingly chat with The Guardian, Dokun-Babalola explained that cardiovascular problems sometimes manifest as a results of blockage of the coronary arteries, that offer the muscles of the heart.
He else that once plaque builds inside the vessels as a results of high cholesterin levels, a blood might then complete the blockage, resulting in infarct unremarkably referred to as ‘heart attack.’
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in step with him, “the underlying causes embody high blood pressure and diabetes. Prolonged inactivity as throughout a protracted flight will cause DVT. extra time like this has to be subject to a coroner’s inquest. Society must learn from these episodes.”
Meanwhile, the President, Foundation For the Sick & Health Education (FFSHE), an ENT MD and public health care provider at the University of Abuja, Prof. Titus Sunday Ibekwe, has urged Nigerians to confirm a holistic medical exam for themselves and relations a minimum of once in an exceedingly year.
PRESIDENT Buhari has delineated the late international organization Secretary-General as a frenzied public servant, whose legacies can remain a point of reference within the oil and gas industry, international development and also the atmosphere sector.
President Buhari, who expressed unhappiness over the extra time of the outgoing OPEC Secretary-General in a tribute, aforesaid Barkindo was a “remarkable gentleman and large national asset, who from his vernal days worked meritoriously within the service of the state in numerous national and international capacities, and ne'er stopped being a beacon of sunshine to the country he darling till his last breath.”
Also, NNPC, African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA) and stakeholders in the energy sector have delineated as surprising the passing of Barkindo.
NNPC cluster Managing Director, Mele Kyari, described Barkindo’s departure as a good loss to his immediate family, NNPC, Nigeria, international organization {and the|and therefore the|and conjointly the} international energy community.
secretarial assistant of ARDA, Anibor Kragha, who was also mourning Barkindo as they each served within the high management at NNPC at totally different times, delineated Barkindo as a world energy icon, whose splendid heritage would ne'er be forgotten.
Kragha noted that Barkindo would be remembered as a global energy icon, who worked assiduously to strengthen the worldwide energy markets at a essential time and with success ensured stability of the worldwide economy, even throughout the new turmoil of the COVID pandemic and alternative shocks.
Chief officer of Vurin Group, Victor Ude aforesaid the death remained a good loss however a lesson for the business to try to to better. According to him, Barkindo’s legacies are value emulating associated an elixir to confirm that the country gets the energy problems right.
Chinedu Okoronkwo, President, freelance crude Marketers Association of African country (IPMAN), aforesaid Barkindo distinguished himself as a world energy leader.
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