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Buhari thinks Okonjo-Iweala mismanaged Naija’s wealth
The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has lamented that the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, played a big role in the depletion of the Excess Crude Account.
Okonjo-Iweala had said a significant portion of the billions of dollars drained from ECA over the past two years was distributed to governors instead of being saved for a rainy day
However in an interview with Sahara TV on Sunday, Buhari said the finance minister’s excuse was not acceptable.
“I’m afraid the finance minister has no cause to complain because the governors cannot force the central government to act outside the constitution,” he said.
On the contentious issue of oil block ownership and an equitable distribution of the country’s wealth, he said that the “proliferation of oil fields to people who don’t even know what it is, is one of the messes partisan politics has brought.”
According to him, anyone seeking political appointment in his administration must declare their assets, before taking office and after leaving.
He said this would encourage accountability and reduce corruption.
He said, “All those that were governors, ministers, permanent secretaries, head of foreign staff and all those with political appointments will have to declare their assets on the assumption of their appointment and definitely with the courts. And once they leave they have to re-declare their assets.”
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Jude
April 13, 2015 at 6:18 pm
The President Elect got it wrong on the issue of sharing the Excess Crude Account. The State governors should be blamed and not NOI
Aminatu Sulaimon
April 14, 2015 at 2:50 pm
General Buhari is more enlightened as to utter such derogatory statements about the Finance Minister, Dr. Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. You guys at Sahara Reporters are just fond of exaggerating statements or quoting them out of context to suit your selfish purpose.
Aminatu Sulaimon
April 14, 2015 at 2:51 pm
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a globally acclaimed economist and an astute administrator. She has put in years of hard work into her career little wonder she’s sought for across the globe. Nothing Sahara Reporters say can taint her reputation
bola
April 14, 2015 at 4:30 pm
Dr Ngozi is always an easy target, to pounce on,no such statement did the president elect made against her,all is the work of the shamless media houses,