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nobilis:
Really??
The YouWin that served as an avenue for embezzling funds?

How much did you save in Nigeria's time of abundance? Because you were at the helm of her finances when her main and virtually, only, export, crude oil, was sold for the highest price ever in the history of the world.

Where is the FG's share of the ECA?

What did you people do with the economy when Nigeria was in her time of plenty?

sarrki:
Madam , you won't even be called to serve

LAGOS—FORMER Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala yesterday said it was better to allow those managing Nigeria’s economy to do the best they could, noting that there could be solutions to the present economic decline in the country.

She also noted that she would not be available to serve the present administration if overtures were made to her by President Muhammadu Buhari, noting that Nigeria boasts of competent people, who would offer their services when called upon.

Okonjo-Iweala, who said this while participating in an Aljazeera programme: The Stream, regretted that the economic gains recorded in Africa started eroding a few years ago, noting that solving macroeconomic question was key to fixing the continent’s economic challenges.

She specifically said that having a firm control over the rate of inflation in addition to ensuring a stable exchange rate should be prioritised by African governments.

She said: ‘’ One of the things you learn as you get wiser is to talk less as you grow older. I have spent my time contributing to the country. It will be better to live those managing the economy to do what they know how to do. There can be solutions.

“I am not a typical politician. I went in as a technocrat. I think on the continent we have seen a period when the economy was doing well, in the last two years we have been experiencing challenges. We need to focus on the basics which are macro-economics. You must get the fundamentals like having a stable exchange rate and having inflation under control.

“I served my country for seven years and it was a great honour. The second time was very tough but it is still an honour. I am not the only person who is a repository of knowledge. There are other people who can equally try their hands in running the economy.

“I will advise young people not to wait for employment. They should create jobs to employ six people or more. During my time in government, we had a programme called You Win designed to support young entrepreneurs. The whole idea was to have a business plan competition.

“The idea was that they should create jobs. And each, created 9-10 jobs. The World Bank did an evaluation of it and found it good. I do believe that the government should come in. We started a peer to peer mentoring. Now, one of the things I want to say is that creating employment is not only about struggles, it is about managing success.”

Also, counseling people on accounting, bookkeeping and not falling apart is very important.”

Responding to a question on how the anti-corruption war was fought during her time in government, she said: “It was a very tough fight, I must thank my team, you don’t do it alone, I had the support of an economic team in the Ministry of Finance. It was tough because at the end of the day you need to have some principles.”

On her roles as a Finance Minister, Okonjo-Iweala said: ‘’The average life span of a Finance Minister is two year in a country. No one likes a Finance Minister because it is the business of saying no. It is very difficult and challenging. It was interesting for me. I wish I had seen myself as wielding power. All I saw was the job because I was seeing myself working for the country.”

The Prelate Emeritus of Methodist Church
Nigeria, His Eminence Sunday Mbang, has
asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to treat
the renewed militancy in the Niger Delta region
and the Biafra issue like that of Boko Haram.
Mbang said force can’t solve the Niger Delta
crisis
The former president of the Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN) argued that the
Niger Delta militants and Biafra agitators have
given reasons for their actions, but it is yet
unknown what the Boko Haram insurgents are
fighting for, This Day reports.
“For Biafra and Niger Delta militants, if you
ask them they have reasons why they are
angry. Sit down with them and talk and try to
sort out some of these problems. They are
Nigerians; they have every right to ask
questions when they are uncomfortable ,” the
cleric said.He said this at the weekend while fielding
questions from newsmen during his 80th
birthday celebration at his country home in Eket
local government area of Akwa Ibom.
Mbang condemned the use of military by the
federal government to address the renewed
militancy in the Niger Delta region, saying the
use of force will not solve the problems in the
region, but rather worsen make things worse.The former CAN resident said: “The truth is that
you cannot use both military and dialogue to
resolve the crisis in the Niger Delta. I would
have preferred dialogue. Once you are talking
about dialogue then you use military you
defeat the purpose of dialogue.
“I was pretty disappointed when I saw the
operation crocodile nonsense. I was
disappointed I must be sincere because the
trouble in Niger Delta is not today’s trouble. It
is a trouble that has gone on for very long and
I am sure people know the solution to them but
they decided to be dancing around what they
know.
“The solution is not all these boys carrying the
gun. These gun boys are working for people.
You kill this today, tomorrow another one will
come up .”
He noted that the use of force to solve issues
has never yielded positive results anywhere in
the world, while stressing that force was not
required in solving the Niger Delta crisis.
Aside other challenges facing the nation, the
federal government has to deal with the
renewed militancy in the Niger Delta region and
agitation for Biafra.
The Biafran agitators have refused to give up
their struggle for the Republic of Biafra.
On the other hand, the Niger Delta militants
have been blowing up oil facilities in the region
but only recently agreed to dialogue with the
government.
The government deployed military operatives to
the region to curb the activities of the militants.

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