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hedonistic:
Soludo is a disgusting, two-faced idiot. Most of the so-called achievements he reeled out and credited to the OBJ administration (including the debt repayment) were recorded under this same woman he is accusing of incompetence today. Was NOI not the Minister of Finance and the head of the economic team under OBJ? Apart from deliberately refusing to credit her for the achievements during that time, what has changed in the woman between then and now?

olumite2014:
I use to say this and am still saying it that Soludo will be the best CBN governor Nigeria would ever have.
Check his record CRITICALLY when he was at CBN compare to the former and the present CBN governor.

In my view, there are three criteria for evaluating a public officer’s stewardship: the evaluation by his employer; the satisfaction of the public he served; and the hard facts of performance. As I will show on these three counts, I am convinced that I left a world record of public service, and a thousand Okonjo-Iwealas cannot re-write that history. I served Nigeria under two presidents (Obasanjo and Yar’Adua) and as my immediate bosses, below are their written testimonials of my record.

Said President Obasanjo (December 2004):

“Charles Soludo is a true Nigerian. He is the sort of Nigerian that we all know we can rely on. Among his numerous virtues is COURAGE. I have found in him a man who can take tough and realistic decisions, stand his ground, educate others on the salience of his decision, and work very hard to ensure that the decision is efficiently and effectively implemented. His dedication to duty is first rate. His leadership qualities are admirable and his willingness to listen and learn is simply infectious. Professor Soludo has within a short time emerged as one of the leading lights of our nation. Not because he has a godfather but by sheer hard work, loyalty, dedication to duty, commitment to the nation, creativity, and undiluted association with the reform agenda….”

President Yar’Adua (May 2009) had the following to say about the Central Bank of Nigeria under my leadership:

“… the CBN has performed creditably well in delivering on its core mandates. This is especially even more so in the last five years. Most people would agree that without the successful banking consolidation and effective management of our foreign reserves, the current global crisis would have shaken the financial system and our national economy to their foundations with calamitous consequences”.

In the President’s special letter of commendation after the completion of my tenure of office, President Yar’Adua (June 2009) had the following to say to me:

“As your tenure as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria comes to a glorious end, I write on behalf of the Government and people of Nigeria to place on record our debt of gratitude to you for your dedicated service and uncommon sense of duty over the past five years. I am confident that your worthy antecedents in the CBN and in prior appointments in the service of our nation remain sources of inspiration to an entire generation. As I wish you even more astounding successes in the years ahead, it is my fervent hope that you will readily avail us of your distinguished service when the need arises in the future”.

To the best of my knowledge, President Obasanjo has not changed those views even after ten years. The views of my two bosses, not the emotional outburst of an angry person desperate to get even, are what count

Flets:
Soludo desperately in need of a job and relevance.

moderatorr1:
Soludo initially thought he could step out of political appointment then just walk into politics and win...Lol
He learnt a lesson he could not have learnt any other way. All the money he made as CBN governor, salaries , bonuses etc was wasted in that election.

So now, he has to work all his life again to earn a living.
Now he is back dabbling into politics, being used as a tool.
Criticising NOI when even CNN has confirmed Nigeria's economy to be on the rise much better than whatever he did.

LRNZH:
This is the final bombshell.
We must offer Nigerians clarity on the choices before them. Can I propose a three-way debate with you (representing PDP/Federal Government), nominee of APC (Utomi or Fayemi? or any other), and myself (as independent citizen— I don’t belong to any of the two). Let us have two bouts of debate between now and 12th February, 2015 focusing on: CBN/AMCON and the financial system (if you want); our economy and its outlook, and agenda/alternative paths to sustainable prosperity post elections. Choose the dates and times, and for the sake of Nigeria, I will fly in. You can invite any of your international media friends as moderators.

NOI will never agree to debate her intellectual master

Flets:
Soludo desperately in need of a job and relevance.

Kimoni:
Unfortunately, under Jonathan, politicians will not just let Ngozi perform unlike during the Obasanjo era where she was fully protected and given a free hand. Jona is so lily-livered!

Like Pat Utomi said, technocrats have to learn how to resign if they are not making any headway in that government. The resignation itself could trigger a lot of desired changes in the way the government is run. Malaysia is a good example here.

Certainly, the international community (investors, bankers, scholars, donors, media, etc) took serious notice of the revolution in Nigeria’s monetary and financial system. [b]I am recipient of five international awards as global and African central bank governor of the year, not to mention dozens of other recognitions (even after leaving office). The London Financial Times described us as “a great reformer”. Even as the global economic and financial crisis raged in 2008, the United Nations General Assembly appointed me to serve on the Commission of Experts to reform the international monetary and financial system. You don’t appoint someone who has ‘mismanaged’ his national financial system to reform the global system. For 8 years until 2012, I served on the chief economist advisory council (CEAC) of the World Bank, and together with two Nobel Prize winners in economics and other experts we met periodically and advised two presidents and two chief economists of the World Bank, and in 2011, I served on the External Advisory Group of the IMF. Again, these are not positions for ‘mis-managers’. Since I left office, I have been advising countries and central banks; and there is hardly any two months I don’t consult/advise on banking/financial and monetary policy.[/b]

No10:
As an Economist,am with the Soludo school on this one. OP,where is the full article na? Soludo actually challenged Madam to a public debate. Am salivating already cos it will definitely be more heated and issues based than the debate between the "clueless one" and the "senile one".

barcanista:
Okonjo Iwaela is an overrated economist. Truth is all her economic policies makes me to question the kind of training that she received in Havard. I begin to question whether her Phd was really earned or it is just another Chieftancy title. She's a flop, though Soludo also flopped as CBN boss.

ayukdaboss:
It is going to be very unfair if that Report is not released before the elections. I mean, that is money that would have provided Nigeria with 2 dams producing almost 8,000MW each with little change remaining...yet we are struggling with 3000MW.

Flets:
Soludo desperately in need of a job and relevance.

basisop:
I love it when intelligent people fight or argue. Your knowledge and awareness level will increase significantly. That is if you do so without a bias mind.

Boss13:
I don't think you read Soludo's write up. Please do. We do not read or take time to read in this country. Before you take sides, do your homework.

Soludo was a blessing to nigerian economy and he is still a blessing. 57,000 banking jobs were created from his consolidation policy. Please go and read.

tit:
Soludo was in PDP for ten years!
What did he achieve?
nothing.
Instead he left Nigerians with a 16 trillion naira debt.
which was paid for by the AMCON sovereign wealth fund.