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| L-R: Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Adams Oshiomole |
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State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole has accused, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the
former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy of
illegally taking $1 billion from the Federation Account to prosecute the
re-election bid of ousted President Goodluck Jonathan.
Relatively,
Mr. Ehiozuwa Agbonnayima, the member representing Ikpoba-Okha/Egor federal
constituency in the National Assembly, has insisted that Okonjo-Iweala must
explain to Nigerians what happened to the country’s finances, saying that
Nigerians deserve to know what happened to the nation’s economy under her
management.
Meanwhile,
Okonjo-Iweala, has described as baseless and false, the allegation that she
withdrew $ 1 billion to fund former President Jonathan’s re-election campaign.
Okonjo-Iweala,
through her Special Assistant, Mr. Paul Nwabuikwu, said that Oshiomhole had
taken it upon himself to consistently make wild allegations against her which
she described as a public campaign of falsehood.
She
added that “The statement is just another example of the numerical diarrhea
that seems to have afflicted His Excellency in recent times in his effort to damage
the reputation of the former minister.
“He
has, within the last few months, asked Dr Okonjo-Iweala to explain all kinds of
totally wild and unsubstantiated figures, ranging from $30 billion, $20
billion, $2.1 billion, N720 billion and now $1 billion.
“To
say the obvious, the accusations are totally lacking in credibility. Governor
Oshiomhole’s published comments also contain other falsehoods. For instance, he
quoted Dr Okonjo-Iweala as saying that she and the Finance Commissioners of the
36 states approved the spending of $2.1 billion out of the Excess Crude
Account, adding that the Commissioners had disowned the statement. This is also
a complete distortion.
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