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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZcwG36gq3Y
Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, indeed said Nigeria’s current economic recession is just “a word”, PREMIUM TIMES can confirm today, two days after the minister denied making such statement.
The confirmation, based on video evidence, counters Mrs. Adeosun’s denial on Thursday, after the comment became controversial, with many condemning it as insensitive to the sufferings of Nigerians.
In denying the comments, the minister had also rejected a Twitter handle that for months posted messages in her name, with its tweets frequently reported by the media.
In its latest post on Wednesday, the account, @Mrskemiadeosun, responded to figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics showing that the Nigerian economy contracted for another quarter and was effectively in recession.
But as distraught Nigerians reacted to the verdict, the handle appeared to downplay it.
“The strongest of all warriors are these two, time and patience. I know people are concerned about the recession. Recession is a word,” the handle tweeted.
The tweet generated backlash from many Nigerians, including the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The post was later deleted.
But the criticism intensified on Thursday morning, with the comment making the headlines of some national dailies.


On Thursday afternoon, Festus Akanbi, spokesman for Mrs. Adeosun, told PREMIUM TIMES the account was fake and the statements did not reflect the position of his principal.
“The Twitter handle, @Mrskemiadeosun, does not belong to the Honourable Minister of Finance. At no point did she make that kind of statement in her interaction with the media after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. The fake handle does not belong to her,” Mr. Akanbi said.
Mr. Akanbi also said Mrs. Adeosun had no presence on Twitter. The office later issued a statement, expressing the same position.
However, a video recording shows Mrs. Adeosun made a similar remark at an earlier event, although with a slightly different context.
Mrs. Adeosun spoke at a town hall meeting organised by the Alumni Association of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies on August 9, 2016.
She spoke alongside the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh; Minister Power, Works and Housing, Tunde Fashola; Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udoma; and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.
The minister used her speech to explain why Nigeria should diversify its economy.
“The diversification agenda is not a rhetoric. The diversification agenda is an economic objective that we would achieve with what we’re doing with the budget, with our implementation and with how we’re managing our finances.
“So, yes, we’re borrowing. We need to borrow because we cannot wait for the oil prices to recover. We have to invest in this large infrastructure projects that are needed to unlock the competitiveness in our economy and create jobs for our people. That’s the objective of this government and that’s what we’re working towards. I’m also extremely confident that we would get there.
“The one thing Nigerians have in abundance is probably our greatest intangible asset is the spirit of the Nigerian people. The entrepreneurship of the Nigerian people. And their hard work. If we can combine those with an enabling environment created by government, I believe this economy can turn around,” Mrs. Adeosun said.
Then the minister moved on to the part where she attempted to allay the fears of Nigerians about the recession at the time.
“I know people are concerned about recession. Recession is a word,” Mrs. Adeosun said. “We can come out of recession. We can make sure it’s as short as possible by sticking to the prescription which is we must be disciplined with our expenditure, we must invest in capital and we must diversify our economy.”
After the video emerged, some of Mrs. Adeosun’s supporters said she made a mistake by denying ties to the Twitter handle in the first place.
At the height of the controversy on Thursday, the handle changed its status from being an “official Twitter account” of the minister to a “parody account”.


The handle’s bio was empty as at 8:46 pm. Friday.
Mr. Akanbi declined further comments on the matter to PREMIUM TIMES Friday night.

Stupid brainwashed children.

These kids are just dancing, with noting of such attached in their minds as we corrupt and evil minded adults will think. Kids dance in such ways with a pure and innocent heart.

Splashme:
That road is still in top shape and together with the Kubwa 10-lanes expressway remains the best superhighways in Nigeria - courtesy of GEJ

The portion the first two pictures are taken from is not the expressway itself bu the T-junction leading to Idu and CITEC-Mbora

Thanks for this candid response, these Roads you mentioned still remains the best I have seen and plied in Nigeria, the Abuja Airport Road and that of Kubwa Road.

fulanimafia:
All of a sudden biafrans are denying their brethren...

They can wail on, they will only continue to reveal to the SS what a scam Biafra is.

Let them wail.

Fulanimafia, u made a whole lot of sense here.
1,000000 likes for you.

UncleJudax:
Marry, marriage...how is it anybody's problem? It is not as though she is broke, she pretty much takes care of herself.

Free her joor!

Dats not enough.

She should try to catch or accept a Husband, even a "Ted" will do.

CEtoO:
Na by force? Abeg free d woman jorr

You Women no de gree. A woman is incomplete without a man, no matter how successful the woman could be.

namuguibe:
Wow - what a cool tongue twisting name: Gbajabiamila. If you can pronounce this name correctly in UK 1st time, they will give you free 1 year scholarship to study in Leeds

The name sounds like Juju Shrine.

How those these solve workers unpaid salaries and the dwindling Nigerian economy?

slyfoxxjoe:
The irony of it all is Bobby Brown is still alive and kicking.

Even gave birth to a new baby girl recently.

smudge2079:
It's ironic.... She died just like her mum

Na d same thing kill them.

CR77:
buhari is looking hungry.

Because he's working, don't you see Obama?

Is she now married? , a Nairalander should please give a helping hand, I bet you, she will be submissive.

pussypounder:
where is yuzedo? is this dude dead or what?? He made nairaland more interesting

Yuzedo has got a job now.

Don't tell your "husband to be" of this outcomes 'cos you may end up destroying your union for a matter that will never come to be. The chances are less that he still have the video, even if he does, chances are that he will not reveal it to d world. If he still has it, he would have sent a clip of the video to you. To cushion any impending damage as may be feared, u can only tell your "Husband to be" of a guy you once dated then in School, and dats all. Anything making videos of it, never, never and never disclose that to him, no matter how you may think he loves you. If you tell him fully, you may loose him for a Video that will never surface. Goodluck girl.
This looks like the recent days foreign Soap Opera.

donholy28:
And above all pray to God for the grace...so ur brain no go format due to d way dem go dey look u like say u steal goat...and u go begin talk nonsense and answer nonsense... ur hand go dey shake so tey u no go fit sign signature.... pray to GOD

This guy, you're experienced. The way they will look at you is somthing else.

MAYOWAAK:
Siasia's wife name is Cassandra.Perhaps, Eunice is her other name.I have been following football since 1984.

"Perhaps" you should be celebrating about 45yrs in marriage.

That's a very big leakage, well blocked. Thanks Baba, we are seeing a very tactful way in your fight of corruption. 72 yrs na small, you will rule this country to the age of 80 yrs +.

190theclown:
uNA REALLY GET TIME SHA

And you're here commenting. Yeye "Clown", I realised it's your name even.

successmatters:
but the Nnamdi kalu guy is correct in a way. People just dump billions on mere mortals in the name of paying tith which will be used to build up a certain region. Hiw many yorubas are xtians sef. Who is fooling who?

You have a point here. Nice one.

luvinhubby:
With the kind of awful pitch that match was played in & considering the sensitive security situation in some Northern states, Kaduna inclusive, Enyeama was spot on in his criticism.
Must you take a match to the north because the last one was played in the south?
. That was how Nigeria failed to qualify for 2006 world cup after their draw in Kano heat with Angola.
NFF got it wrong.

I'm in support of Enyeama tearing that rubbish, because NFF cared less for his life/security. The Kaduna selection was based on sentiments and not being realistic to the security situations in the region. Biased fools.
Give it to him again and he will tear it more publicly as Obasanjo did to his PDP membership card.

2CatWoman:
You seem to have a lot of experience with pu.ssy, please tell me you are a gynaecologist otherwise....

Actually main reason men don't like going down on women is cos of selfishness as there is no physical pleasure in it for the man.

When a lady does it to a man, does she derive "physical pleasure"?

thorpido:
Why the threat?
Op,why don't you initiate it and give?He should reciprocate.
It doesn't kill,you just learn and after some time you get used to it.

See your mouth/lips. Master!

She de remind Oshio of somthing o..., hmmm, baby things.

mployer:
What is the basis for this visit?

As a president?

As a vice president?

or as a governor?

Why is he in a haste to do Buhari's duty?

His actions are not bad in any way, he is a Nigerian and former Vice President of this country, also a member of the ruling Party at the Federal level. If he has gone there to see what happened and pay condolence to those affected, there's nothing wrong with it, as we all have to stand against Terrorism in this country and contribute in any way we can to end this situation. His visit is a welcomed one and patriotic.

Orijin101:
Ok. . . And what should we call diz ?

Standing

Story for the gods. Know thyself.

astana1:
LAGOS- BELONGS TO THE YOURBA'S

ABUJA- BELONGS TO THE GWARRI'S

IGBO SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THEIR STATEMENTS.

IF THEY TRY THE NONSENSE THEY ARE DOING IN LAGOS, THEY WILL BE ROASTED. grin

Keep quiet, your Oba has orubebed himself. They are all in the same category with FFK.