Etubom Anthony Ani was the Minister of state for Foreign affairs and

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from 1994 – 1998 during the

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regime. He hails from Odukpani local government area of

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in southern Nigeria. He is also a former chairman of

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, former President of the

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(ICAN).ANI: Increase In VAT, Devaluation Of Naira And Fuel Subsidy Removal Are Not Fundamental To Revamping Economy https://m.guardian.ng/business-services/ani-increase-in-vat-devaluation-of-naira-and-fuel-subsidy-removal-are-not-fundamental-to-revamping-economy/ Chief Ani, is the Clan Head of Mbiabo Ikoneto in

, in the

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region of Nigeria. He was a career accountant who was appointed by General Sani Abacha as Minister of state for Foreign Affairs in 1993 and was subsequent appointed as the Minister of finance in 1994.

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