A former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has expressed support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s effort at tackling corruption, saying graft remains Nigeria’s biggest impediment to achieving Sustainable Development Goals.

“The new president of the country who is just taking office has made it the central plan of his administration to fight corruption to root it out, and he sets about restructuring some of the key agencies where things are happening, setting example,”

Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala said with “the example being set by the president” she was hopeful Nigeria will get rid of corruption.

She also hinted that her decision to join the Goodluck Jonathan government — after serving in the Obasanjo government – may have been mistaken.

“When the opportunity came to go for it for the second time, I went, perhaps unwisely, but I went because no one will fight this corruption for us, we have to do it ourselves….,” she said. “But having left government, I have come under attack with people saying she’s done this or that, trying to join you in the group of the corrupt.”


Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala commented on Mr. Buhari assigning the petroleum ministry to himself.
“I think the president has the prerogative to do a lot of things, and this is not the first time in our country. President Obasanjo was also the president of Petroleum Resources in his time. I am not saying this is the best way or best practice but I am just saying for our circumstances it is not the first time,” she said.

My Woman My Everything(Economically)...

She s so different and unique..
Carry on..

Wetin she wan talk before? She no want wetin happen to dieziani, happen to her. Where pesin go come dey sick because buhari na president

I smell Soft-Landing here.Nonetheless, well said Harvard madam.

clevadani:
Wetin she wan talk before? She no want wetin happen to dieziani, happen to her. Where pesin go come dey sick because buhari na president

Buhari didn't give dieziani cancer na...u people loool