A minute silence was observed in his honour, while some of the ministers took time out to extol some of his sterling qualities.
The Minister of Petroleum Pesources, Ms Allison-Madueke, who moved the motion, described Dr Lukman as an astute technocrat whose memory would linger for a long time to come.
In her speech, she extolled the late minister’s contribution to the growth of oil and gas in the country, describing him as one of Nigeria’s best international public servants.
President Goodluck Jonathan, who led the council to pay tribute, also said that the late minister who hailed from Zaria made remarkable change in the development of Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.
Dr Rilwanu Lukman died in the early hours of Monday July 21, at his residence in Vienna, Austria after a brief illness.
The late Lukman was born on August 26 1938 in Zaria, Kaduna State and left behind a wife and 3 children.
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