Oshiomhole dares Okonjo-Iweala

Culled from Sunonline

•I await your lawyer’s letter

GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has told former minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala that he awaits a letter from her lawyers on her involvement in the alleged mismanagement of Nigeria’s economy under her watch.

Oshiomhole, however, said Okonjo-Iweala should explain to Nigerians how so much sleaze went unnoticed under her watch rather than parry issues. Reacting to the former minister’s Wednesday’s statement, the governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Prince Kassim Afegbua said rather than respond to issues, Okonjo-Iweala was making self- indicting statements on how she denied Edo people funds needed to develop critical infrastructure. “She should be ashamed to even state that she denied Edo people infrastructure loan when she could not redeem what was due to the state. Would there have been need for loan request if she were truly in firm control of the economy under her watch?

He said: “Is it not ridiculous that the former minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy pretends to be ignorant of the sleaze and primitive looting of the nation’s treasury under her watch?