Naija’s wahala has given me High Blood pressure -Okonjo-Iweala

Everyone knows that running the affairs of a country like Nigeria is not child’s play, and it has affected the health of Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and members of her economic team.

The minister stated on Tuesday that herself, the Minister of State, Amb. Bashir Yuguda, Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mrs Anastasia Daniel-Nwaobia and about 70 per cent of the ministry’s staff now have high blood pressure.

Okonjo-Iweala while commissioning a new clinic and a crèche in the ministry, in Abuja said, “70 per cent of my staff have high blood pressure. This goes to show the amount of stress we go through. All three of us here (referring to herself, Amb. Yuguda and the Permanent Secretary) have high blood pressure.

“Minister of State has high BP and you are on medication. Perm Sec has and I have. The amount of stress in the ministry is unbelievable. Many times we are in the office until 1 am, looking for ways to push out money to make payment. Many people don’t know this. We now have a clinic so that people can go and check when they start having headache before someone collapses.

“I want to, on behalf of myself and my high blood pressure colleagues, say that I am happy to commission this clinic. Minister of State, please forgive me for letting out the secret, you know how I talk, I am very open.”

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