US State Department US State department denies Oshiomhole’s $6B story, asked him to name the US-Official.

New York[RR]Washington-DC–Edo State governor who accompanied Buhari in 4-days State visit to United States has alleged that A minister who served under the former Goodluck Jonathan administration, stole $6billion (more than N1.2 trillion), he told Reporters on Monday.

But quick contact with United States Department in Washington-DC, on the matter said it is false allegation. US State Department denied the story, asked Oshiomhole, to name the official and not drag United States into Nigeria domestic politics, Republic Reporters gathered.

Oshiomhole who failed to disclose the name of the minister said the details were provided last week by United States officials during President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit there. Mr. Oshiomhole, who was part of the delegation, did not give the name of the minister.

“We have moved away from a president that doesn’t seem to know his powers to one that understands that he is a president of the country in the continent,” Mr. Oshiomhole said in response to criticisms of the trip by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party.

He spoke on Monday at the state house where he and the Kebbi State governor, Atiku Bagudu, as members of the APC governors’ forum, briefed President Buhari on the outcome of a discussion held with APC Senators Sunday.

“PDP destroyed the country- I mean from the lips of American officials; senior officials of the state department. They said one minister under PDP cornered as much as $6billion, and the man said even by Washington standard that is earth-quaking,” he said.

He said the country was being very patient with the PDP; otherwise Nigerians would have been “stoning” anyone carrying the badge of the party.

Mr. Oshiomhole said the PDP government plundered Nigeria, destroyed its institutions, damaged the military, converted the NTA to a party megaphone, destroyed the SSS, went after opposition, and compromised even student unions.

Mr. Oshiomole said under the PDP, there was no law as they were law to themselves. “We are a very patient people. If we were not a patient people, anybody wearing the tag of PDP ought to feel very unsafe because you are all victims- all of us here,” he said.

He quoted American officials as saying that Mr. Jonathan was seen as a confused president who did not know what they issues were, leaving others outside the country “frustrated”.

Recalling a chat with the US Assistant Secretary of State, Johnnie Carson, on the difference between the two administrations, Mr. Oshiomhole said Mr. Carson told him that each time they thought that there was light at the end of the tunnel for Nigeria and it is time to encourage them to build on it, “you we would wake up the following day under president Jonathan to find out that even the tunnel had been removed”.

“Now last week, this same Carson cheered the president’s address at the Institute of Peace. And he said ‘we now have a man of enormous integrity; one that has shown so much faith in the democratic process; one that refused to be frustrated even in the face of massively rigged elections,” he said.

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Credit: US State Department,

http://www.thecabletimes.com/us-state-department-denies-oshiomoles-6bn-story/

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Hmmm this is interesting, but there's also no name of the US State Department Official who refuted the allegation.

Oshimole is an embarrassment to decent men.
Someone that took Edo state money to marry a girl younger than his daughters?
Simply a shameless erotic old f00l.

Your source is 'ReportsAfrique' (this lame site 'cable whatever mirrored it from them). One funny thing about Reports Afrique is that they tend to have some 'articles' written by people whose twitter pages is filled with Anti APC posts and basically spend most of their time campaigning for GEJ during the election. SO forgive me if i decide to not give a shit what they claim to report as 'news'.

You need to at least mention the names of US Officials who have denied the claim.

What am I even saying? Who takes a random blog serious?

Oshiomole is fake

I think presidency should caution Mr Oshiomole on how he throws out accusations at the former minister. He is a part of the committee set up by the president to investigate the ECA and as such should be cautious. The outcome of the committee is what he should make public and not assassination of the former minister's character.

PassingShot:
You need to at least mention the names of US Officials who have denied the claim.

What am I even saying? Who takes a random blog serious?

Did Oshiomhole mention any US official before you believe him?

'Go and die' Governor trying very hard to divert attention from his failures #DullardMinisterOfFinance.

The man is an attention seeker

APC n lies
oshiomole my state governor getting confused n more irritating since he started bleeping his Ethiopian punanny APC n lies
oshiomole getting confused n more irritating since he started bleeping his Ethiopian punanny

BekeeBuAgbara:
Did Oshiomhole mention any US official before you believe him?

#K.O #CheckMate #GameOver #BackAgainstTheWall #Bravo

Why do members of the APC enjoy shooting them-self to their legs? i am getting tired of this hypocrisy. They should at least learn to speak with the both sides of their mouth and stop masturbating. Enough of the lies!