Former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has requested the<\/p>\n
Federal Government to call Edo State Governor, Mr Adams Oshiomhole to
\norder over the Governor\u2019s recent efforts to link her name to the alleged
\n$2.1 billion arms issue.<\/p>\n
The Minister stressed that she has absolutely nothing to do with the issue.<\/p>\n
She stated that it is an abuse of public office, the judicial process and
\nher human rights for Governor Oshiomhole whom she stopped from taking a
\nhighly suspicious N15 billion loan to make false allegations against her
\nwhile hiding behind the constitutional immunity granted state governors.<\/p>\n
As recently confirmed by the Debt Management Office, professional analysis
\nshowed that Oshiomhole\u2019s loan request which was based on using low
\ninterest World Bank loan to offset high interest commercial loans would
\nhave left Edo state with a heavy debt burden and the the state would have
\nfound it very difficult to pay back.<\/p>\n
She said that it is unconscionable for the Governor to embark on a
\ncampaign of lies against her because she thwarted his dubious loan
\nrequest.<\/p>\n
She described the Governor\u2019s unsubstantiated allegations as a cynical
\npersonalization of the anti-corruption campaign to achieve ignoble
\nobjectives.<\/p>\n
Dr Okonjo-Iweala therefore put Oshiomhole and his ilk on notice that she
\nhas briefed her lawyers and that she is ready to explore all legal means,
\nlocal and international, to defend her name against corrupt and
\ncompromised persons.<\/p>\n
It has become a pattern of behavior that each time Dr. Ngozi OKonjo-Iweala
\nis internationally recognized, Governor Oshiomole and his cohorts embark
\non a cynical and devious ploy of trying to pull her down locally. Just
\nlast night, December 1st, Dr Okonjo-Iweala was honored at a high profile
\nevent attended by Vice President Joe Biden and former President Bill
\nClinton. Dr Okonjo Iweala was honored alongside Michael Bloomberg, Bill
\nand Melinda Gates and Mo Ibrahim for their contributions to global
\ndevelopment and humanity.<\/p>\n
Gov Oshiomole and his cohorts should realize that their ill-motivated
\nattempts to taint Dr Okonjo Iweala’s reputation will never succeed!<\/p>\n
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