nworanco:

u are biased and irresponsible with scares of truth in ur heart. The president has the final say or decision in all issues concerned any withdrawal from ECA. Apc messenger!

kingarizona1:



Try to acquire some respect# This Woman you are trying to shut up is far better that you

tbaba1234:


OBJ saved even with pressure from governors because there was the political will.

There was no political will in GEJ regime. This is coming from a person who served as the finance minister for both parties.

maupe:

You can hold them accountable for overplaying their hand, and for failing to understand that economic development without mastery of politics is a recipe for disaster. The Goodluck administration tried and did deliever, but failed to play politics the right way

tbaba1234:


OBJ saved even with pressure from governors because there was the political will.

There was no political will in GEJ regime. This is coming from a person who served as the finance minister for both parties.

seunmsg:
Ngozi Okonjo Iweala is just one shameless woman that should STFU. She was the most powerful minister under GEJ and here she is talking about political will. Political will on whose part? OBJ was a domineering president and she was able to save under her, so, what's so difficult in saving under a GEJ that gave her absolute power to run the economy and finances of the country without interference?

She should just admit her incompetence and stop looking for whom to blame for her failures. The achievements that were recorded during her first outing was as a result of the brilliant economic team put together by OBJ. Under GEJ, there was no brilliant team to work with and her incompetence was displayed publicly despite the unlimited power that she wielded.

maupe:

There is no admission of guilt in her statement. She merely stated what she has always said: That the governors and some members of political parties frustrated the efforts of her and the executive to save for the future. The only thing she did was to leave that part out. It is inconsequential to mention the names of Fashola and Amaechi in a lecture at an American College

omenka:
Let me rephrase in case my question didn't get across properly: what aspects of the faults in the economy can we blame them for??

If you tell me "absolutely nothing, they were perfect", I'd still take it.

maupe:

OBJ had the strength of being a two term president. Also, his political power had been increased by his supposed conquest of the western region. Goodluck on the other hand, was a VP turned President: Read the history of Lyndon.B .Johnson, Gerald Ford and also George Bush.Snr. President Jonathan did not have the political might of OBJ, and also time will tell if GEJ was the smarter one. Machiavelli died in poverty, but the legacy of his ideology is still being studied today, because he had an idea. Goodluck had an idea, and so, posterity will show if he was indeed clueless or not

insecticide:


And I ask, where is the 50% or 52% of the FG?

dukie25:
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Governors Fashola and Amaechi went to court demanding our savings be shared, today they're both ministers.
NOI said that in the unadulterated version of her speech. I read her full speech.

daretodiffer:
Do you have any evidence to proof the bolded?

nworanco:
U see many Governors went to court and defeated the federal govt and jeg as respecter of the Nation's law succomb to the Nation's constitution unlike current president, who is no respecter of any law in this country.

maupe:
Economic brilliance

jojomario:
why are you mentioning Ameachi and not Jonathan

she said they were able to save during Obasanjo regime not a named governor. Why are you taking it so personal with Ameachi alone. Was Ameachi powerful than a sitting president ? If he was, Then the then sitting president has proved to be a fool once again.

TheGoodJoe:


So, why did she not say that it was GEJ first, and said it was the Federal Commissioners that backed her?

Why did she do it without alerting the National House of Assembly?

Remember, she was the Coordinating Minister of the Economy.

tbaba1234:


This is not what NOI blamed. There was no political will. OBJ faced similar pressure. With a strong political will, you can do a lot of things as president to save.

maupe:

It is on your roads, rails, traffic lights and stability of the economy, despite being in a global economic slowdown. Take a trip to Zimbabwe, and see the difference

seunmsg:


She was minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy. First of its kind in Nigeria.

chukwudi44:

abegi!!! was there a court order directing OBJ to share the money? The blame for all this goes to Amaechi and Fashola who led the Governors to court!! stop shielding them because they are now APC members

chukwudi44:

abegi!!! was there a court order directing OBJ to share the money? The blame for all this goes to Amaechi and Fashola who led the Governors to court!! stop shielding them because they are now APC members

nworanco:

Good question! It was approved by the president before the State commissioners , who were helpless in this matter during the meeting. Thank u.

Mc4larin:
Today is my birthday, please wish me success!

daretodiffer:
Does it mean that she had the right to refuse those who ask for money under the order of the government itself?

seunmsg:


She has the power to ensure savings were made for the raining days but she did not. Even if the governors demanded that every penny in the federation account be shared, she could still have saved federal governments share of the allocation for the period she served as finance minister.