Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, has stated that Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state is suffering numerical diarrhea after he alleged that she took $1billion to fund the re-election bid of former president Goodluck Jonathan.

In statement issued by Paul C Nwabuikwu, media adviser Okonjo-Iweala, he described Oshiomhole’s accusations as “another false, baseless allegation against Okonjo-Iweala by Oshiomhole.

“The allegation by Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State that former Minister of Finance Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala spent $1 billion out of the Excess Crude Account to fund the re-election bid of former President Jonathan is the kind of ludicrously false statement that has unfortunately become a trademark of the Governor in his public campaign of falsehood against Dr Okonjo-Iweala,” the statement said.

“The statement is just another example of the numerical diarrhea that seems to have afflicted His Excellency in recent times in his effort to damage the reputation of the former Minister.

“He has, within the last few months, asked Dr Okonjo-Iweala to explain all kinds of totally wild and unsubstantiated figures, ranging from $30 billion, $20 billion, $2.1 billion, N720 billion and now $1 billion.”

Okonjo-Iweala then stated that Oshiomhole’s accusations totally lack any credibility. ” Governor Oshiomhole’s published comments also contain other falsehoods. For instance, he quoted Dr Okonjo-Iweala as saying that she and the Finance Commissioners of the 36 states approved the spending of $2.1 billion out of the Excess Crude Account, adding that the Commissioners had disowned the statement. This is also a complete distortion.
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State

“Dr Okonjo-Iweala never said the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) approved spending out of the ECA. Rather as the Commissioners themselves stated, the former Minister of State Finance informed them that former President Jonathan approved the expenditure to end the debilitating fuel queues across the country.

“As Nigerians know, the Finance Ministry under Okonjo-Iweala regularly published details of revenue allocations from the ECA in national media. So Oshiomhole’s tortured “calculations” based on his “four figure tables” are mere political numbers conjured to achieve a political purpose. Nigerians can see through the elaborate antics.

“Governor Oshiomhole’s latest statement, like earlier ones, labours to give the impression that the entire FAAC process which involves the Federal Government and the 36 states of the Federation is a personal monopoly of Dr Okonjo-Iweala.

“This is, of course not true. FAAC is a long standing national platform for allocating revenues chaired by the Minister of State Finance. The governor’s insistence on pushing this clearly fictional narrative underscores his desperation.

“It is instructive that Governor Oshiomhole is a key member of the committee set up by the National Economic Council to investigate the ECA spending. His continuing attacks against Dr Okonjo-Iweala seem to suggest that he has lost confidence in this platform which he deployed to make some of his initial false and baseless allegations. The Governor does not seem to appreciate that he is undermining the very credibility of the committee.

“Once again, we ask: why are Oshiomhole and his cohorts so ready to sacrifice truth, precedent and decency in this political witch hunt against Dr Okonjo-Iweala? We are confident that they will fail because truth will triumph,” the statement read.


http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/07/13/oshiomhole-suffering-from-numerical-diarrhea-says-okonjo-iweala/

THE MAN BELOW ME SAID IT ALL...



GOOD ONE MATE..

Hope you won't say the judge is suffering from numerical Ebola when he/she sentence to 94years imprisonment with a very strong labour .?

Oshomole is just showing his foolishness on media...is there anything btw him nd this woman?if yes,they should go ahead to settle it nt wasting money for publication everyday!he should go nd complain to Efcc or icpc now!I think he needs to see a doctor cos since he got married to that cute bby,he misbehaves

Ngo Baby according to Dr. Damages.

This oshiomole would not face issues in his state...useless short black ugly man...

Its like Oshobaba chyked this woman and was floored badly; I don't see the reason for this constant attack.

finish d idiat

Tundenoni:
Hope you won't say the judge is suffering from numerical Ebola when he/she sentence to 94years imprisonment with a very strong labour .?

. Nothing like sentence, forget that black short thing call himslf governor, after gettin married to that looter and gold digger he talks any how

Hmmm...numerical diarrhea, nah to keep this new grammar for my left hand be that oo.

Nah only feacoemesis I used to know..

mayorkyzo:
This oshiomole would not face issues in his state...useless short black ugly man...

. He is jus disgracing my state. Am fed up wt him. Shamless ape

:Dokay madam noi,what was ur own ailment wen u said Nigeria's economy is buoyant?...i guess alphabetical diarrhea.

Oshio baba pls shut up and tell oga at the top to talk. Are you now competing with shehu garba all for the sake to remaing relevant. Oshio face your work ooo

Heheheh see knock out punch... I dey wait for Oshiomole reply.

Can we make Lai mohammed the minister of economy ;the defacto prime minister?
This is because, his arguments,even when they are partisan or disputable have more intellectual heft and are far more convincing than what this so called ivy league educated expert has to offer.
A well groomed intellectual would not obey an order which is obviously corrupt and illegal.
Also,he does not start his arguments with insult.
All politicians lie or at least, bend the truth . Most of the Nigerian politicians are corrupt.
However, their corruption, cluelessness, dictatorial tendencies, brutality, varies from critical to non severe.
They told her to perform an illegality.
Does the phrase " Resigning with your dignity intact" exist in her dictionary.
This is what a true professional would do.

Can we make Lai mohammed the minister of economy ;the defacto prime minister.This is because, his arguments,even when they are partisan or disputable have more intellectual heft and are far more convincing than what this so called ivy league educated expert has to offer.
A well groomed intellectual would not obey an order which is obviously corrupt and illegal.

oshomile is nothing but a goblin

NUMERICAL DIARRHOEA...... new word.....adds it to dictionary..... walks away

Oshiomohle only introduces sophistication to the art of treachery. . With every outburst, what you see is a political desperado, juggling numbers to arrive at pre-determined goals. Obviously, the so called probing committe is a witchhunt. Adams can do better...

when will these accusations and counter-accusations between oshiomole and madam okonjo-iweala end?

Oshiomhole is getting annoying by the day. If he has any evidence against NOI, he should meet d appropriate authority or with EFCC. Laying accusation without doing anything about it amount to outright STUPIDITY and totally baseless. He should concentrate more in his state that is stil owing workers salary

mayorkyzo:
This oshiomole would not face issues in his state...useless short black ugly man...

This one you de diss Osho like say una get personal beef. Na you been suppose marry Lara?

I used to have high respect for Oshiomole especially in regards to his duties during his Labour days but right now, he's just another polithieftian in my eyes.

Then with his recent utterances, he has belittled himself more. How the might has fallen so quickly. Smh

This is not the kind of response I expect from #teamNOI Oshimole is being specific and they are not. I recall vividly when Oshimole was on Channelstv sunrisedaily and he stated clearly that he has never argued with the fact that NOI published disbursements she did and he agreed. But he asked a fundermenta question. "What about Accruals"? What did you actually got before disbursement? #teamNOI has not responded till now. And again he aske; "The approvals you had were they supposed to be Unilateral approvals from GEJ? How come it was just the President that approve instead of a statutory body the FAAC? She hasn't answered.

Iweala is a fraud.. She shuld be probed.

oduastates:
Can we make Lai mohammed the minister of economy ;the defacto prime minister?
This is because, his arguments,even when they are partisan or disputable have more intellectual heft and are far more convincing than what this so called ivy league educated expert has to offer.
A well groomed intellectual would not obey an order which is obviously corrupt and illegal.
Also,he does not start his arguments with insult.
All politicians lie or at least, bend the truth . Most of the Nigerian politicians are corrupt.
However, their corruption, cluelessness, dictatorial tendencies, brutality, varies.
They told her to perform an illegality.
Does the phrase " Resigning with your dignity intact" exist in her dictionary.
This is what a true professional would do.

Only in Nigeria will such happen because we don't appreciate our intellectuals. If She is a US citizen, am sure they will be appreciating her by now but in Nigeria, reverse is the case becasuse we have allowed sectorian , religious , partisan divide to becloude our thinking.

How is the economy now?
You don't seem to have noticed her input yet

It may be wise to educate you further on fighting terrorism in a crumbling economy. Remember our economic stay is oil, and oil has a global decline in price.

Renoun economists were pleading for help for economy like Nigeria yet, she manage the economy enough that the impact wasn't noticed and a street urching like you and Oshomole are here making blunders to favour your party.

Oshomole should tell us his economic achievement as a governor.

She will later prove Oshiomhole right. She did over the $ 2 bn of ECA withdrawn by by her.

Shallow response, someone is quoting figures and accusing you of mismanagement, is this all you can come up with in defense?
Me thinks NOI is trying as much as possible to avoid a debate of any sort just so she doesn't end up indicting herself or help former boss...

Thanks God Dr. Ngozi, you're Doctor in the field of Numerics, Admit Oshio and give him Numerical Medications.

Once you identify a problem, it easier to solve madam. School him!

Oshiomole's new found love for NOI. Iara must hear this....

Chai

Xyg12:


Only in Nigeria will such happen because we don't appreciate our intellectuals. If She is a US citizen, am sure they will be appreciating her by now but in Nigeria, reverse is the case becasuse we have allowed sectorian , religious , partisan divide to becloude our thinking.

How is the economy now?
You don't seem to have noticed her input yet

It may be wise to educate you further on fighting terrorism in a crumbling economy. Remember our economic stay is oil, and oil has a global decline in price.

Renoun economists were pleading for help for economy like Nigeria yet, she manage the economy enough that the impact wasn't noticed and a street urching like you and Oshomole are here making blunders to favour your party.

Oshomole should tell us his economic achievement as a governor.

Take your infantile and illogical arguments elsewhere.
What correlation does terrorism have to do with following due process, transparency and accountability?
Her job is not to supervise the states. Her job is to keep hold of the purse and not nicking money from it.
Intellectual ko, celebration ni.
I can count the number of intellectuals in Nigeria with my 10 fingers. (Pius utomi, wole soyinka, Itse sagay, El rufai,pius adesanmi, Sonala Olumhense )
A so called intellectual who runs away from debates.

Definition of an intellectual.
An intellectual is a man or woman who engages in critical study, thought, and reflection about the reality of society, and proposes solutions for the normative problems of society, and by such discourse in the public sphere gains authority from public opinion.

Iweala and critical thoughts?
That woman might as well be living in an alternate universe with all the statistical lies emanating from her ministry and mouth.
Maybe she is an intellectual amongst your peers but iweala lacks weight in the space of ideas.