{"id":23126,"date":"2014-02-21T17:04:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-21T16:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=23126"},"modified":"2014-02-21T19:13:46","modified_gmt":"2014-02-21T18:13:46","slug":"ngozi-okonjo-iweala-says-i-have-not-resigned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/ngozi-okonjo-iweala-says-i-have-not-resigned\/","title":{"rendered":"Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says i have not resigned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has denied the rumour circulating about her purported resignation.<\/p>\n<p>This was done in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Paul Nwabuikwu.<\/p>\n<p>The statement read: \u201cIt has come to our attention that a story is circulating online about the purported resignation of the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.\u201cFor the avoidance of doubt, this story is not true.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Finance Minister is still in place and assures Nigerians that all will be done to ensure that macro-economic stability is maintained through tight fiscal and monetary policies.\u201dThe rumours started following the suspension of Mr Sanusi Lamido Sanusi from the position of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday, February 20.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Dr Okonjo-Iweala had spoken to journalists on Thursday, following the suspension of the CBN Governor, and she assured Nigerians of stability in the macro-economic framework of the countryThe Minister also announced plans to tighten Nigeria\u2019s monetary policy, which according to her, would guarantee a robust economy.<\/p>\n<p>She asserted that \u201cour objective remains to maintain macro-economic stability\u201d, adding that this \u201chas been the hallmark of this government and administration &#8211;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has denied the rumour circulating about her purported resignation. 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