BENIN State GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has accused the former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of illegally taking $1 billion from the Federation Account to prosecute the re-election bid of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Similarly, the member representing Ikpoba-Okha/Egor federal constituency in the National Assembly, Mr. Ehiozuwa Agbonnayima, 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.
Oshiomhole, who spoke at seminar organised by the Edo State Government for Permanent Secretaries, Directors and Deputy Directors, said that the former Finance Minister also needs to tell Nigerians how the Excess Crude Account was drawn down to $4.1 billion from the peak of $10 billion when no approval was given by the National Economic Council for any withdrawals.
He said the state government will now hold Permanent Secretaries, Directors and Deputy Directors responsible for any fraud detected in their departments, adding that the government had trimmed down the cost of running government.
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