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Remii:
how many of these list were harvard or so called world class guys? didnt they do better than the power pointers?

Ministers of Finance Edit

Name Term
Festus Okotie-Eboh 1960–1966
Obafemi Awolowo 1967–1971
Shehu Shagari 1971–1975
Asumoh Ete Ekukinam 1976–1977
James Oluleye 1977–1979
Sunday Essang 1979–1983
Onaolapo Soleye 1984–1985
Kalu Idika Kalu 1985–1986
Chu Okongwu 1986–1990
Olu Falae 1990–1990
Abubakar Alhaji 1990–1993
Anthony Ani 1993–1998
Ismaila Usman 1998–1999
Adamu Ciroma 1999–2003
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala 2003–2006
Nnenadi Usman 2006–2007
Shamsuddeen Usman 2007–2009
Mansur Mukhtar 2009–2010
Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga 2010– June, 2011
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala July 2011–May 2015
Kemi Adeosun 11 November 2015–present

I wonder ooo.

Because we've had Okonjo Iweala, every other finance minister must be an American/European packaged gift as their contribution to our growth?

Okonjo served her purpose by working together with the OBJ clout to get us debt relief.

Anything after that was mildly beneficial in the long run.

porka:
What do you mean foreigners?

My point is we have always had home brewed professionals at the helm of affairs before the foreign Okonjo Iweala.

Okonjo Iwealaism has not and should never be a standard for how we pick our finance ministers.

Our finance minister has no business measuring up to the Economist's yardstick for competency.

porka:
They should have appointed her the minister of state instead. That one doesn't demand for too rigorous econometrics modeling, advanced knowledge of macro-economics and experience in financial engineering.

As a minister of state for finance, she would be in charge of FAAC and no one would beam any searchlight on her. Nenadi Usman first understudied Ngozi Okonji-Iweala before Obasanjo elevated her. She was able to garner enough boldness, but even at that, she basically focused on paying local contractors all through her tenure.

What The Economist said is not different from what a former VC of a southwest state university said on a national television not long ago.

By making her a substantive finance minister of Nigeria in 2015, Buhari is just setting the country up for serious economic disaster and international mockery. She just doesn't have the capacity to manage Nigeria's economy yet. It's like appointing an assistant lecturer as a vice chancellor of a university.

The professor said there would be a cabinet reshuffle soon. Let's hope they will remedy this serious anomaly.

Before Okonjo Iweala, did we have foreigners as our finance ministers?

Gbawe:
Precisely what I said earlier. What constitutes "properly qualified" for them? I suppose, concerning African countries, one would be "properly qualified" according to the economists if you have worked for international organisations like the IMF or World bank. They are comfortable thinking that we are in the dark ages and that the likes of NOI have the appropriate" western 'orientation' and experience that would mean automatic success because they 'westernised' and can think better than the "savages" they would be leading in Africa. "Teacher don't teach me nonsense" (Fela). We now know better in Nigeria. Local solutions for local problem abeg. Nothing wrong with Adeosun at all in my opinion.

It is no news that Bretton Woods institutions want to have a continued hold on the economic policy of emerging economies.

It is time Nigeria severs that link now and forever.

I don’t see why a home grown economist/finance expert cannot be at the helm of affairs.
Hear someone like Henry Boyo analyse financial issues, and you wonder if our past "world qualified" ministers had any intelligence upstairs.

But for her stint as commissioner for finance in Ogun State, I would have said even Kemi Adeosun is not Nigerian enough for such sensitive position.

The day we begin to appreciate the concept of economic security, we will put a curtain between our finances and these foreign establishments.

Same reason I do not rejoice over an ex Shell or ex Mobil staff having any influence over our national oil and gas agencies or ministry.

By default, such people do not have a nationalist/patriotic orientation, besides being too capitalist in their approach to solving issues.

Mynd44:
Fayose was not impeached. The Supreme Court has ruled on that

When did this happen? Is a blanket judgement that covers Fayose's case also?

I'm aware of the specific judgements on Peter Obi and Ladoja.

A man with a good head on his shoulders.

Not a religious zombie.

Sarimah:
not bad

Sarimaaaaaah!

Hmmm! Not bad indeed.

gbaskiipro:
Is that the question on ground? Soilders are missing you are sprewing trash.

Soldiers were never missing nor kidnapped.

They were involved in a combat mission and have since reported to the rendezvous point.

Again, soldiers were never missing.

EternalTruths:
You think we don't know that he is a collateral damage.

As stupid as the Igbos, will soon find its way into the English language simile.

obiak4:
every govt. Has a shadow cabinet stop this stupidity buhari is not an exception.
Blessed be

Who were the shadow cabinet members of the OBJ, Yar Adua, and Jonathan regimes?

Who are the shadow cabinet members of the Obama administration in the US?


I'm no dunce.

Shadow cabinet is a concept adopted in parliamentary system of government, where the opposition try to impress it on the electorate who their own party would have running the government ministries if they were to be voted into power. This shadow cabinet is always made up of already elected parliamentarians of the opposition.

More like this is what we are going to offer you the electorate if we win majority seats and form the next government. They also proffer alternative solutions to what the party in power is canvassing.

The presidential system of government has no such irrelevancies.

I guess if I write anything I choose to on a news site, it becomes a conviction?

Where is the court records documenting that Tinubu was arrested, prosecuted and convicted of any manner of drug related offences?

Jonathan has denied Dasuki.

Dasuki will carry his cross alone.

ishiamu:
Yes cos buhari is a terrorist which we all know ask el rufai

You have impressed further.

Take a bow and have your honourary doctorate degree in hypocrisy.

Ishiamu, D.Hyp

ishiamu:
Silly observation from a numbskull so you think if I have same lawyer with Osama bin Laden am a terrorist too.

Gerrarahere mehn

I can only Imagine what you would have opined if it was Buhari that shared the same lawyer.


Here, take it, your certificate of hypocrisy.

MagicBishop:
Tinubu is a convicted drug dealer, d0pe head, kleptomaniac and serial ritualist

Obama is a bastard lying taqiyya marafarker and a fagg0t

Now eat sh1t yoruba slave

House slave.

Carry on with your hate. Expand your frontier beyond Nigeria and USA.

Isn't there something you have to say about the UK also.

MagicBishop:
Tinubu is a confirmed convicted drug dealer and d0pe head

Make that bastard muslim filth leave the white house nah
www.nairaland.com/attachments/3089787_capture_jpeg6d0ce43c2e6495dc5ba7597dd3872afd

Is it the Christian Obama that you call a Muslim filth?

Religious bigots like you are a menace to the peace of the world.

What happened to Tinubu when he visited the US with Bush as president?

Bush was Christian filth then too?


You're not tired of all the hate you propagate all over Nigeria, you had to go involve yourself in the vast right wing conspiracy of white America?

Negro please!

You are indeed a house slave.

MagicBishop:
I am Delta and Urhobo and me and my Ijaw brothers know who to hate.

Tinubu is a d0pe head and convicted drug dealer. He is also a fraud and bastard like most of you.

Now die you zombie

You have mentioned "die" like a kid who just learnt a new word. Aren't you tired of it already, seeing I am yet to die?

A convicted drug dealer who goes to America at will, attends national party conventions of the Democratic Party in North Carolina. He is even visited by American diplomats and congressmen.

Please look for a better lie to feed your stupid goons.

Whatever you and you Ijaw brothers choose to hate is no concern of mine.
Urhobo that had to mention Ijaw to feel accepted? What a disgrace.

What has this joint hatred fetched you lately?

Oops! I remember. It fetched you your irresponsible and out of wits son who was shown the way back to Otuoke.

MagicBishop:
Yoruba fool go and die

What has tribe got to do with your topic?

I should have long suspected you were a conquered Igbo when you mentioned Tinubu.

Isn't it time you also mention Awolowo in typical off-topic manner?

What has the SouthEast got to show for their PDP support at both federal and state level?

It's called development plans still in the pipelines.

Hahaha hahaha!

MagicBishop:
You are already dead.

You living dead zombie fool who refuse to use their head.

If you wailed this much for the past 16years of dysfunctional governance, you should be dead already.

That you are still alive and propagating hate suggests you only got your senses recently.

MagicBishop:
And fools like you worship Tinubu

Hint : charity begins at home.

Go and make you parasitic Southwest corruption free before you claim a marketing gimmick as the poster child of anti corruption

Ode

We are already doing it at the center.

Just watch as corruption will die in your lifetime.

MagicBishop:
You name is now idiota.

Now go and DIE.

Ok master, let me tell the wailers to go and die.

MagicBishop:
You must now die you roach

My name is not corruption, neither am I irresponsible.

I have shared, knowing corruption and irresponsibility must die.

MizMyColi:
You mean, after posting this on this thread?



In one breadth, you are unprovokedly insultive, and in another you are feigning civility.

Dude the only joker here is you.

Riddle me this.

How does a person shamelessly support a party that has failed the country for the past 16years, and even side with an irresponsible government that tried to sweep under the carpet a grievous kidnap of teenage girls.

Then that same person now with dedication bandies information that the new government that has come to redeem the affairs of the nation is concealing information on the whereabouts of mature adult soldiers who are fighting a war.

How do you live with yourself? Please tell me what skill it requires to live without a conscience, without an atom of responsibility?

I have long alluded to the fact that you're one of the greatest hypocrites of the politics section of Nairaland. Most do it barefaced, but you do it with such sleekness and stealth that it takes a discerning mind like mine with terabytes of memory to decipher your schemes.

Now answer the question joker.

MizMyColi:



I was going to point this out too.
I have always maintained that there is more to this story.

Let's put the comments above on blast.
This is just an ephemeral pointer to the fact that Chibok is a scam! Which was probably why GEJ didn't act swiftly....because he knew their game. His eternal mistake was allowing their vile vituperation, emotional blackmail and worth nots continue, he underrated their desperation!

Is the above the position of the Shadow Cabinet of Nigeria?

Your gathering is as irredeemably irresponsible as Jonathan is.

You are indeed a miserable joker not worth taking seriously.

A shadow cabinet that only exist on Nairaland.

"We the shadow cabinet ...". What a joke.

A gathering of hitherto blind, deaf and dumb PDP members who have now received their senses and now know that the country is in shambles, yet cannot explain what their party did to pilot affairs better for the past 16years.

Brytawon:
Please I'll prefer since you have an internet enabled phone, to google the meaning of corruption and stealing. Thank you.

You obviously need it more than me.

Theft of public funds by those in authority to use such for designated tasks is corruption.

Theft perpetrated by abuse of office/authority is corruption, together with other negatives like nepotism etc.

This is very different from a man stealing money from the pocket or handbag of another, or a thief who steals from an apartment or office. That is common stealing.

The cases by the EFCC which were alluded to by the ex president were an abuse of office or authority, and most of the monies involved were in hundreds of millions and billions of naira.

Is that common stealing?

Now you understand the mindset of an irresponsible leader, his failure to be a hero on that subject despite the many corruption cases that were placed as his footstool to climb to a higher pedestal.

Goldencollins:
but u might never achieve quarter of what this man achieved in ur entire life

In the kind of just society I crave for, GEJ's head will be hanging on a pike by now.

Tinydick:
hey bro....so u don't knw there is difference btwn stealing and corruption?

stealing is not corruption.....but a part of corruption

Theft perpetrated by abuse of office/authority is corruption, together with other negatives like nepotism etc.

This is very different from a man stealing money from the pocket or handbag of another. That is common stealing

The cases by the EFCC which were alluded to by the ex president were an abuse of office or authority, and most of the monies involved were in hundreds of millions and billions of naira.

Is that common stealing?

Now you understand the mindset of an irresponsible leader, his failure to be a hero on that subject despite the many corruption cases that were placed as his footstool to climb to a higher pedestal.

FREEDOM4BIAFRA:
Please get lost.

That's your job. To get lost from Nigeria with your religio-ethnic delusions.

10 plagues ko, 8 beatitudes ni.