From Uche Usim, Abuja
Key petroleum sector stakeholders from Nigeria were absent on Wednesday, the third day of the Nigeria Oil and Gas Conference (NOG), in honour of Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo, the Secretary General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), who died on Tuesday night at about 11pm, aged 63.
The general mood at the conference was low as no one ever imagined such a calamity could befall the conference, especially as Barkindo showed no signs of sickness.
Many delegates were too shocked to comment on his demise, as they generally described him as a hardworking gentleman who left indelible marks on OPEC.
Many key government delegates who were billed to speak on Wednesday were absent, as they made arrangements to be at his funeral slated later today by 4pm in Yola, Adamawa State.
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