Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said managing the Nigerian economy under the present administration might not be perfect but the government made good efforts to improve the lives of Nigerians. She spoke in Abuja, Sunday night, at a reception organised in her honour by Ndi-Igbo Youth Organisation in partnership with Voice of All Arewa Youth, in Abuja.
*Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala


*Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

The minister, who also received a certificate for meritorious service, said she will never regret serving the country under President Goodluck Jonathan despite the criticisms and attacks she has been receiving because, the lives of Nigerians, especially youths and women improved significantly under the Jonathan administration.

According to Dr. Okonjo-Iweala, “the youths have been at the centre of the work done by this administration and these are facts on the ground. You cannot change facts but you can try to twist them and at the end of the day facts will come out. You cannot re-write history, and wake up and say these are things we have done or have not done. A lot of things have been accomplished to transform this economy.

“Is it 100 percent? No, and are we to do more? The answer is yes. Have we done everything perfectly? The answer is no and no one is ever perfect. But have we made very good effort to do? and the answer is a resounding yes. “The support for the various sectors that created jobs that needs to continue and programmes like YouWin, they need to continue and those that are not good by all means you can do away with them or make them better. “No one is perfect but let us build on what is there in order not to lose time on this economy.

Advises youths

“For the youths, don’t allow anyone to re-write history, don’t let anyone change the story because what has been done has been done well and let others who are coming in build on this. When they see they are good let them pick them up and build on them.” The minister noted that based on statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics, the nation needed to create about 1.8 million jobs each year and that the administration put in place, various programmes towards achieving that goal.

Her words: “The first thing we did to encourage young entrepreneurs was to introduce YouWin and we made a target of about 80,000 jobs both direct and indirect. This was an idea I got when I was at World Bank. “As of today, 3, 900 people have benefited from grants of between N1 million and N10 million, and they got it and they did not know anybody. We also gave grant to 1,200 women because women are good entrepreneurs. Today, 22,000 direct jobs have been created and also 88,000 indirect jobs.

“This is one of the programmes I hope the incoming administration will continue because it is a laudable programme and I think is something that will stay a little bit more. We were also able to place 32,000 youths under the Graduate Internship Scheme.”

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And who told you we wanted perfection?

Bullshiit

This Professor always takes the rest of Nigerians for Primitive and illiterate cavemen ...... We might not be Yale, MIT, or Harvard educated.... But We are neither imbecilles nor stark illiterates

Under our Ivy-schooled Finance Minister's watch, Nigeria's debt profile has escalated into heaven, the Value of the Naira sunk into the pit of near-worthlessness, Unemployment galloping higher on the streets, but totally comatose on Okonjo's witchcraft paper, Oil revenue wasted unconscionably, and ridiculously huge sums of Money somehow growing legs and trekking out of Nigeria to God-knows-where

So, we don't need a posh degree in Economics or Financial Astronomy to know that Okonjo the Mojo has outlived her usefulness in Nigeria, and has even become toxic to our national health
..... THE FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES

TRUTH IS...... IF SHE HAS REALLY DONE HER JOB, SHE WOULDN'T NEED TO STRESS HER FAT CHEEKS TO ORALLY CONVINCE US OF HER ACHIEVEMENTS

She is actually saying the truth, to run the nigerian economy is not easy, the pressures are too much.

2.9 trillion is missing, they will blame okonjo iweala

No fuel, they will blame okonjo iweala

no work, they will say okonjo iweala has come

the weather is cold, they will say okonjo iweala has removed the subsidy of the weather

even garri, o my garri101, since the price of garri has increased, they are still blaming okonjo iweala for it.

Infact, the trouble is too much, even the next minister to come will still suffer the same fate, it is not a behaviour, it is a tradition.

God bless you my minister. Nigeria is a zoo inhabited by monkeys and baboons. . . GOD BLESS BIAFRA LAND!

Iranu
Jonas administeration I give dem 20/100

So because the Adage says No One is Perfect, that's why you Pack our Money Chop Abi

May Thunder Fire that your Frog-like Body!!IIdiot Woman!!

You and your bunch of sadistic sociopaths who think Nigeria is their private estate would be made to recount the highlights of your stewardship before a competent judge someday soon, then we'd know if you don't deserve to spend the rest of your lives counting bed bugs and roaches in some sleazy jail cell in a Nigerian pen.

na to use blows burst dat ur fat jaw dey my mind ni

MuguliciousMUGU:
She is actually saying the truth, to run the nigerian economy is not easy, the pressures are too much.

2.9 trillion is missing, they will blame okonjo iweala

No fuel, they will blame okonjo iweala

no work, they will say okonjo iweala has come

the weather is cold, they will say okonjo iweala has removed the subsidy of the weather

even garri, o my garri101, since the price of garri has increased, they has still blaming okonjo iweala for it.

Infact, the trouble is too much, even the next minister to come will still suffer the same fate, it is not a behaviour, it is a tradition.

Mr Man, who may dem come Blame oh Na you or me wey no Know wetin dey happen for up there make dem Blame for all our Missing Money Ni

Three Major People are to Blame for all this; Opolo eyed Minister Allison, the Plumb Frog-like Woman Okonjo and Mr Clueless Aka Ogogoro Master-Chief Uncle Jonathan!!

Madam gele sweet talking, you lied about how sound the economy was before the elections but telling us how bad it had been now. You will still be called to answer some questions on how you managed the economy especially how our foreign reserves were depleted and we accumulated an unprecedented debt under your watch.
Save us the sermons

Ishilove, Lalasticlala Frontpage Pls!!

MuguliciousMUGU:
She is actually saying the truth, to run the nigerian economy is not easy, the pressures are too much.

2.9 trillion is missing, they will blame okonjo iweala

No fuel, they will blame okonjo iweala

no work, they will say okonjo iweala has come

the weather is cold, they will say okonjo iweala has removed the subsidy of the weather

even garri, o my garri101, since the price of garri has increased, they are still blaming okonjo iweala for it.

Infact, the trouble is too much, even the next minister to come will still suffer the same fate, it is not a behaviour, it is a tradition.

Do you know the task of the first minister, you run the government , everything passes through you. You become the prime minister while the president is the powerhouse and figure head.

All of Jonathan's economic failures lands with her, she had the authority access and (we were hoping she would utilize) ethical obligation to correct any wrong advice given to Jonathan by evil cabals but alas she did not , do long the interest of IMF and world bank were served.

She might have been decent once but that was no more.

Iyalaje if nigeria economy, I blv this last minute sermon isn't necessary.

drkay:
Iyalaje if nigeria economy, I blv this last minute sermon isn't necessary.

me too.

**********MRS OKONJI IWEALA WHEN ARE YOU GETTING ON THE PLANE TO RETURN TO YOUR FANCY HOME IN MARYLAND,USA LEAVE NIGERIANS WITH THERE FUEL SCARCITY,JOB SCARCITY,SECURITY SCARCITY RETURN TO USA WHERE THERE IS NO SCARCITY AFTER RUNNING OUR ECONOMY TO THE GROUND,COMPLETELY**************

********WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED YALE GAVE YOU AN AWARD.....NEO-SLAVERY YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ENSLAVED YOUR FELLOW AFRICANS WITH HUMONGOUS DEBTS.....THEY DONT HAVE TO COME AND BUY SLAVES IN AFRICA ANYMORE...THEY SEND YOUR TYPE AND YOU ENSLAVE THE WHOLE COUNTRY WITH DEBTS THAT CAN NEVER BE PAID BACK!!!!***********

*********NIGERIANS ARE NOT FOOLS ANYMORE*****************


********HOW DID NIGERIA GET HERE ??***************

********THE CORRUPT LEADERS MORTGAGED THE YOUTHS FUTURE BORROWED ALL THESE MONIES AT HIGH EXCHANGE RATE NOW NAIRA HAS FALLEN WE PROBABLY OWE TWICE THAT AMOUNT IF YOU FACTOR IN THE NEW EXCHANGE RATE AND INTEREST ACCRUED***********

********ESSENTIALLY THESE PEOPLE HAVE SOLD NIGERIA BACK TO SLAVERY,COS WHATEVER MONEY NIGERIA MAKES NIGERIA WILL HAVE TO HAND IT OVER********

********FUEL SCARCITY,JOB SCARCITY,SECURITY SCARCITY,EDUCATION SCARCITY,HEALTH SCARCITY**********

********LETS FACE IT OUR LEADERS HAVE FAILED US*********

********THERE ARE COUNTRIES THAT DONT HAVE,THEIR ARE COUNTRIES THAT HAVE AND HAVE BEEN LOOTED *******

*******WE NEED TO STAND UP AND MOBILIZE...PDP OR APC THESE LEADERS DONT GIVE A DAMN(AS A PRESIDENT ONCE SAID) ANYMORE*******

********JONATHAN,OKONJI IWEALA AND DIEZANI HAVE WRECKED THIS COUNTRY EVEN FURTHER************

********WHEN WE MADE BILLIONS IN OIL SALES WE DID NOT SAVE FOR HARD TIMES.....THESE PEOPLE STOLE NIGERIA BLIND AND INVESTED OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY,NOW THAT RAINY DAYS ARE HERE,THEY CAN GO BACK TO THEIR INVESTMENTS BUT THE COMMON MAN LIKE ME AND YOU WILL SUFFER THE HARDSHIPS******

*******ENOUGH IS ENOUGH***********

SEE THE PICTURE OF THE MEN THAT RUINED NIGERIA BELOW.
AS LEADERS YOU GUYS SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A FAILED STATE,EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU!!!!!!
YOU GUYS HAVE FAILED US AS A COUNTRY,BY CONTINUING TO ALLOW CORRUPTION,INSECURITY FESTER UNABATED.

EVERYDAY PEOPLE DIE OF UNDESERVED HARDSHIPS WHILE YOUR BILLIONS IN SWISS ACCOUNTS ARE ACCRUING INTERESTS....YOU HAVE BUILT HUMONGOUS MANSIONS WITH MONEY YOU STOLE FROM PEOPLE YOU WERE ENTRUSTED TO SERVE.

YOU ARE RUNNING THE WHOLE NATION LIKE A CIRCUS ACT......YOU MIGHT FOOL A LOT OF PEOPLE BUT NOT ALL.

ON BEHALF OF ALL NIGERIANS SHAME ON ALL OF YOU.
WE REGRET HAVING HAD YOU AS LEADERS EVER.
ALL OF YOU.
MAY KARMA SERVE YOU SIMILAR PORTIONS YOU SERVED NIGERIANS.

ONLY MEN WITH LOVE FOR THEIR NATION SHOULD BE ENTRUSTED WITH GUARDIANSHIP,NOT PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELVES.....

IF YOU EVER TRY TO BLAME THE YOUTH AGAIN WE WILL RESPOND,WE THE YOUTH OF NIGERIA ARE NOT FOOLED NOT EVEN BY YOUR GOVERNMENT ORCHESTRATED BOKO HARAM OR MAFIA ORCHESTRATED FUEL SCARCITY.

The story about biggest and largest economy has changed to imperfection. Okay

Koroaso:
M

for mumu

Your time has ended, though it ended in bleak circumstances. I pray the next managers of our economy Prove themselves worthy

Only God is perfect
Thanks ma for reminding us again
For making our economy d biggest in africa, may God bless u

All na story, u must go to jail

Am going to put a pin on what she said.

Things you say when you know you're about to be punished for your sins

buygala:
Bullshiit

This Professor always takes the rest of Nigerians for Primitive and illiterate cavemen ...... We might not be Yale, MIT, or Harvard educated.... But We are neither imbecilles nor stark illiterates

Under our Ivy-schooled Finance Minister's watch, Nigeria's debt profile has escalated into heaven, the Value of the Naira sunk into the pit of near-worthlessness, Unemployment galloping higher on the streets, but totally comatose on Okonjo's witchcraft paper, Oil revenue wasted unconscionably, and ridiculously huge sums of Money somehow growing legs and trekking out of Nigeria to God-knows-where

So, we don't need a posh degree in Economics or Financial Astronomy to know that Okonjo the Mojo has outlived her usefulness in Nigeria, and has even become toxic to our national health
..... THE FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES

TRUTH IS...... IF SHE HAS REALLY DONE HER JOB, SHE WOULDN'T NEED TO STRESS HER FAT CHEEKS TO ORALLY CONVINCE US OF HER ACHIEVEMENTS

12% is hardly a huge debt profile. There are countries wrestling with 120%.

I'm not fond of this woman but please do not exaggerate - let the facts speak for themself.

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The fact still remains that economy was mismanaged and their empowerment Programmes only scratched the surface.

Did they try to do something? Yes they did

Did they succeed? No they didn't

Why? Because they committed too little to youth and business development while wasting too much money on subsidy cabals, administrative overheads and frivolous government lifestyle equivalent to developed countries when prudent resource management was needed

Doing something and achieving something are quite different. I can commend her for trying, but praising her for making meaningful impact is completely out of the question, they failed, woefullly

omenka:
You and your bunch of sadistic sociopaths who think Nigeria is their private estate would be made to recount the highlights of your stewardship before a competent judge someday soon, then we'd know if you don't deserve to spend the rest of your lives counting bed bugs and roaches in some sleazy jail cell in a Nigerian pen.

Ameachi,Atiku,Tinubu,Saraki,ObJ too!

If only the masses had agreed in the fuel subsidy removal which you canvassed.

If only the state govs had agreed not share the excess crude oil money.

If only your boss had surrounded himself with sane minds like yours in his cabinate.

If only your boss had not allowed his wife to meddle into the countries politics with her half baked knowledge.

Things would have been better. Just give us a bow and come back holding your head high.