I said governors, NOT Jonathan, lacked the political will to save - Okonjo-Iweala



Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance, says her statement blaming the lack of political will to save funds under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan has been taken out of context.

Speaking on the Chilean saving example at the George Washington University on Thursday, the former minister had said “zero political will to save in the last administration” was responsible for some of the challenges facing the country.

But in a statement issued on Friday, Paul Nwabuikwu, media aide of the two-time minister, said Okonjo-Iweala was referring to the opposition of some governors to the efforts of the immediate past administration to save in the excess crude account (ECA) and in sovereign wealth fund (SWF).

“Some recent media reports have distorted comments made by former Finance Minister Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala regarding how lack of political will negatively impacted national savings over the past few years,” the statement read.

“Contrary to the slant given by these loud headlines, Dr Okonjo-Iweala did not indict the Jonathan administration in which she served.

“Rather, she was referring to what many Nigerians already know: the strong opposition by some governors to the Jonathan government’s efforts to save in the excess crude account and the sovereign wealth fund sabotaged this important national priority.

“The governors’ criticism of Dr Okonjo-Iweala’s many calls for the country to save for the rainy day is still fresh in the minds of Nigerians.

“It will be recalled that this opposition culminated in the governors taking the Jonathan government to the supreme court in furtherance of their position that the federal government had no right to ‘compel’ them to save.

“Several knowledgeable persons including former Anambra State Governor, Mr Peter Obi have confirmed these facts. So the issue of Okonjo-Iweala indicting the Jonathan administration over this very public issue simply does not arise.”

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Alright

Don't worry ma'am, we know who pays the media house that misquoted your words.

The twisters twisted her comments

How much did GEJ save?
How did he meet in the External reserves when he stumbled into power ($45billion) and how much did he leave in the reserves when he was booted out of office ($28 billion)?
How much was he able to save in the SWF he GEJ & NOI created?
Abegi we know the drunkard who had zero will power to save..

we know those who misinterprete every info to suit their agenda.

Amaechi was the leader

We already knew that madam! Was it not the cockroach of Ubima dat lead d charge? We know don't waste ur energy to inform us.

hardywaltz:
How much did GEJ save?
How did he meet in the External reserves when he stumbled into power ($45billion) and how much did he leave in the reserves when he was booted out of office ($28 billion)?
How much was he able to save in the SWF he GEJ & NOI created?
Abegi we know the drunkard who had zero will power to save..

r u an Idiotic Pig and Zombie?

hardywaltz:
How much did GEJ save?
How did he meet in the External reserves when he stumbled into power ($45billion) and how much did he leave in the reserves when he was booted out of office ($28 billion)?
How much was he able to save in the SWF he GEJ & NOI created?
Abegi we know the drunkard who had zero will power to save..

I bet, had Buhari maintained that pace Jonathan took or did better, you wouldn't have conjectured these sophistries to give that demonic Buhari a saint look. Anyway, an average APC e-rat is gullible enough to sink that integrity apothegm of his pay master, the sanctimonious assays, smh

Madam don't worry yourself, their lies and propaganda have caught up with them already.

Since madam insisted that it was the governors and not Jonathan that lacked the political will to save, how much did Jonathan save?

How come madam world Bank keeps believing that she was also the finance minister for the states, as she seemed more interested in saving the monies of the governors than that of the federal government.

The states together gets about 24% of federal allocation while the FG gets a whopping 52% but madam world Bank was so obsessed with the allocation of the governors while not caring about that of the FG.

Cekpo34:


I bet, had Buhari maintained that pace Jonathan took or did better, you wouldn't have conjectured these sophistries to give that demonic Buhari a saint look. Anyway, an average APC e-rat is gullible enough to sink that integrity apothegm of his pay master, the sanctimonious assays, smh

Which pace? The pace of borrowing to pay salaries or the pace of sharing money anyhow or the pace. If Buhari had continued with Jonathan's pace, I am sure we would have become Somalia by now.

Did governors also spend the FG's share forcefully?