The camp of former President Goodluck Jonathan, has spoken on the comment attributed to President Muammadu Buhari on the Sovereign Wealth Fund.
Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, on behalf of Jonathan’s Media Office, on Friday, reacted to the statement released through the Presidency’s Twitter account, @NGRPresident.
The handle tweeted: “Investing for the Future: The @nsia_nigeria has received cash inflows of $1.15 billion under the @MBuhari Administration: $250 million in 2016, $250 million in 2017 and $650 million in 2018.”
According to Reno, the Buhari government
alleged that the past government, which created the Sovereign Wealth Fund in 2012, failed to save money in the fund after the initial $1 billion deposit it made into it.
He advised the Buhari government to respect the period of Ramadan and stop dishing out “lies” against Jonathan.
Omokri said: “Such a lie, coming at a time when the President is meant to be fasting is shocking!
“The truth is that after starting up the Sovereign Wealth Fund with an initial deposit of $1 billion in 2011, the Nigerian Governors Forum, led by Rotimi Amaechi and supported by other Governors who later joined the APC, took the Jonathan administration to court to declare the Sovereign Wealth Fund illegal and assert their claim that the Jonathan led Federal Government could not force them to save.
“In fact, Mr, Rotimi Amaechi released a statement justifying his opposition to the Sovereign Wealth Fund on August 31, 2011.
“Many attempts by the Jonathan administration to settle the matter out of court were rebuffed by Mr. Amaechi and his colleagues who had a hidden agenda to frustrate the plans by the Jonathan administration to save for a rainy day.
“Working in tandem with Mr. Amaechi and his supporters in the Nigerian Governors Forum, the then minority APC members of the House of Representatives also filed another suit at a Federal High Court on the 7th of February, 2014, seeking a perpetual injunction restraining the Jonathan administration from operating the Excess Crude Account, from which they intended to source for money to fund the Sovereign Wealth Fund, and to pay all the proceeds of that account into the Federation Account for sharing amongst the three tiers of government.
“As a result of these actions, the Jonathan administration paid the 36 states of the federation a total of N2.92 trillion from the Excess Crude Account between 2011 and 2014. Using the value of the Naira at that time that amount was just above $20 billion dollars.
“It therefore amounts to historical revision for the Presidency to make these spurious allegations against the Jonathan administration,
“President Muhammadu Buhari should be aware that just like I told him, after the many lies from his Democracy Day Speech, Ramadan fast does not just mean abstaining from food, it also means abstaining from lies.”

source: http://www.kendogist.com/2018/06/sovereign-wealth-fund-respect-ramadan.html

Is Reno saying that no money has entered that fund since 2011?

I LOVE BUHARI

Reno should first respect his pastorship and stop the politics of bigotry b4 he can preach to anyone.

Meekdon:


He advised the Buhari government to respect the period of Ramadan and stop dishing out “lies” against Jonathan.
source: http://www.kendogist.com/2018/06/sovereign-wealth-fund-respect-ramadan.html

@Reno Omokri please don't make me laugh

How can he stop it It's in his blood

Have you heard anything about Maina, Baru, Babachir Lawal Yet he claims to fight corruption

Stop expecting much from Buhari

I don't know what to believe again. who is lying and who is not?
But I can still remember some of the events and dates Reno released above.

OKKO:
I don't know what to believe again.
who is lying and who is not?

But I can still remember some of the events and dates Reno released above.

bros one thing i ve observed with reno is that he might fight dirty but he is always factual. I think he is an antitype of lie mohammed

godliman:

bros one thing i ve observed with reno is that he might fight dirty but he is always factual. I think he is an antitype of lie mohammed

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-06/nigerian-sovereign-wealth-fund-now-at-2-billion-ceo-orji-says.
Bloomberg have finally joined the BMC crew.
The fact that you can't see it, or probably wished it never was, doesn't mean it isn't there?.
Why not log into the world Bank website for confirmation.