Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria,
(CBN), Prof Chukwuma, Charles
Soludo,Wednesday said he would not capitulate
on his earlier claim of sleaze and mismanagement
of the Nigerian economy under the watch of the
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for
the Economy, Dr (Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo Iweala,
despite her decision not to join issues with him on
the matter.
He is however insisting that over N30 trillion of
the nation’s revenue is missing or has been
mismanaged under the Minister.
In a three paragraph statement titled “I stand by
my statements” made available to Daily Sun,
Soludo, explained he has also decided to withhold
part 2 and 3 of his three part response following
the minister’s decision not to continue with a
debate that has generated so much controversy
within and outside the country.
The former CBN governor’s statement read in
part “My attention has been drawn to statements
credited to the Hon. Minister of Finance and
Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala, in response to my latest article
and call for a structured debate on the issues.
According to the report, she no longer wants to
join issues with me. In the circumstance of the
moment, I therefore withhold parts two and three
of my promised three-part response.
Let me also state for the avoidance of doubt that
I stand by every statement I made in the two
articles viz: (1) “Buhari Vs Jonathan: Beyond the
Elections”; and (2) “Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the
Missing Trillions”. In particular, I insist that over
N30 trillion has either been stolen or unaccounted
for, or grossly mismanaged over the last few
years. This figure does not include the estimated
$40.9 billion (N8.6 trillion at parallel market
exchange rate or nearly two years’ Federal
Government budget) which the African Union’s
(AU) recent report claims to be “stolen” from
Nigeria each year…”
He thanked Nigerians all over the world who have
contributed to the debate so far, pointing out that
with elections around the corner, it was expected
that some vested interests will either choose to
live in denial or attempt to politicise the issues.
Soludo noted however that he was convinced
from the debate so far, Nigeria’s economic
management strategies would no longer be the
same again as the managers now know that the
citizens will rigorously and vigorously challenge
them to account for their actions and inactions,
stressing that the nation would be better for it.
According to him, whoever wins has his job cut
out for him, and to the extent that this debate
has challenged the respective teams to seriously
re-examine their blueprints to guarantee the
security and prosperity of every Nigerian, the
objective of his recent article has been
accomplished since Nigeria must survive and
prosper beyond Buhari or Jonathan.
Recall that in a controversial piece in the public
space recently, the ex CBN boss had alleged that
Nigerian economy has been grossly mismanaged
under Okonjo Iweala as Finance Minister and
Coordinating Minister for the Economy as an
estimated N30 trillion may either have been
looted or unaccounted for.
But in her response to Soludo’s earlier claims, the
Finance Minister accused him of aggravating the
nation’s banking crisis having left a liability of
over N5trillion.

Soludo should jst keep every intel intact 4 now becos after the 29th of may, wen the General must have been sworn in, Every 1 of dis info will be needed 2 send Gej and his co-horts to Kirikiri Maximum Prisons.



Jonathan for Otuoke.

bsolo1:
Soludo should jst keep every intel intact 4 now becos after the 29th of may, wen the General must have been sworn in, Every 1 of dis info will be needed 2 send Gej and his co-horts to Kirikiri Maximum Prisons.



Jonathan for Otuoke.

It was because of cattle like you that Soludo said within his article that he thanked Nigerians both at home, and in diaspora for not trying to politicise the issue.
If you really think that GMB can be sending people to jail as if he was sending his aides to go get him water(that's if he even wins), like it was in his previous regime, then I might have been wasting my time replying an amoral being.

Really?, what else do you expect? N.L. is blocking so much info these days from people! Check my signature for the truth, take action!....

Extom:


It was because of cattle like you that Soludo said within his article that he thanked Nigerians both at home, and in diaspora for not trying to politicise the issue.
If you really think that GMB can be sending people to jail as if he was sending his aides to go get him water(that's if he even wins), like it was in his previous regime, then I might have been wasting my time replying an amoral being.

yu enviromental nuisance, d time u spent in postin dis trash should have been used in amendin yr lyf. Ghosts like yu should be chased out of diz country.

God bless you Proff Soludo.
We all believe every statements you have made concerning Ngozi Okonjo Iweala and the missing N30 trillion.
Everyone knows that corruption and outright theft is the order of the Jonathan administration.
You speak with facts and accurate figures.
Professor Soludo will certainly be Vindicated.

Oga soludo you no need shout. Even the mosquito wey dey follow me read nod head in affirmitive
One more week to vote cluelessness out.

The power of my PVC
Buhari or his picture