- Former Minister Has Absolutely Nothing To Do With $2.1billion Arms
Issue
Former Minister of Finance, Dr
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has requested the Federal Government to call Edo State
Governor, Mr Adams Oshiomhole to order over the Governor’s recent efforts to
link her name to the alleged $2.1 billion arms issue.
The Minister stressed that she
has absolutely nothing to do with the issue.
She stated that it is an abuse
of public office, the judicial process and her human rights for Governor
Oshiomhole whom she stopped from taking a highly suspicious N15 billion loan to
make false allegations against her while hiding behind the constitutional
immunity granted state governors.
As recently confirmed by the
Debt Management Office, professional analysis showed that Oshiomhole’s loan request
which was based on using low interest World Bank loan to offset high interest
commercial loans would have left Edo state with a heavy debt burden and the the
state would have found it very difficult to pay back.
She said that it is
unconscionable for the Governor to embark on a campaign of lies against her
because she thwarted his dubious loan request.
She described the Governor’s
unsubstantiated allegations as a cynical personalization of the anti-corruption
campaign to achieve ignoble objectives.
Dr Okonjo-Iweala therefore put
Oshiomhole and his ilk on notice that she has briefed her lawyers and that she
is ready to explore all legal means, local and international, to defend her
name against corrupt and compromised persons.
It has become a pattern of
behavior that each time Dr. Ngozi OKonjo-Iweala is internationally recognized,
Governor Oshiomole and his cohorts embark on a cynical and devious ploy of
trying to pull her down locally. Just last night, December 1st, Dr
Okonjo-Iweala was honored at a high profile event attended by Vice President
Joe Biden and former President Bill Clinton. Dr Okonjo Iweala was honored
alongside Michael Bloomberg, Bill and Melinda Gates and Mo Ibrahim for their
contributions to global development and humanity.
Gov Oshiomole and his cohorts
should realize that their ill-motivated attempts to taint Dr Okonjo Iweala's
reputation will never succeed!
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