Former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has reacted to reports that went round last week that a court asked her to account for N30 trillion. A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos last week ordered her and the Goodluck Jonathan led administration to account for N30 trillion missing or unaccounted for while they were in government (read
here). Okonjo-Iweala says she's not gotten any court order and that the report is politically motivated. Read her statement after the cut...
“Our attention has been drawn to media reports regarding a court
judgment alleged to have been entered against the federal government of
Nigeria and Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in respect of an action by the
Socio-Economic Rights Agenda (SERAP) pursuant to the Freedom of
Information Act. The high court, according to the media reports, ordered
the Federal government and Dr. Okonjo-Iweala to provide information
relating to N30 trillion Naira allegedly unaccounted for. Dr
Okonjo-Iweala hastens to state that she was never served with any court
processes in relation to the said matter. She has not read the judgment
and would therefore defer any comments on the matter. However from the
media reports, the case was instituted in February 2015 but was not
served until July 2015 after Dr Okonjo-Iweala had already ceased to be
the Minister of Finance. By the date the said papers were purportedly
served Dr Okonjo-Iweala was no longer a public officer and could
therefore not be the subject of a request for production of any
documents or information under the Freedom of information Act. The court
processes must have been served on others because the attention of Dr
Okonjo-Iweala was never drawn to the matter in which she appears to have
been sued personally. She therefore did not engage any lawyer to act
for her in the matter. The decision of SERAP to anchor its case on a
baseless and unsubstantiated allegation by former CBN governor Professor
Charles Soludo that N30 trillion – about seven times the total annual
budget during the Jonathan administration – is missing confirms SERAP’s
dubious motives and its role as a tool for politically motivated actors.
It is curious that the first time Dr Okonjo-Iweala is being made aware
of a matter filed against her in court is in news reports reporting the
delivery of judgment. She has instructed her lawyers to take steps to
set aside the judgment as it affects her.”
38 comments:
Mtchewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww... fruitless effort from APC and its cohort
Tell'em...!
#30trillion.... Hmmmm......na wa oooo... Trillion....billion....million....thousand...hundred...kobo is excluded... Dese people be making trillion sound like thousand... God help my country
Story for the gods. Madam come and explain where a whooping N30tn went to. Linda take note!
#30trillion? Whr will she start from
Signed
#LibBadBoy
Hmmmm
Cleared now
Am not surprised, the judge is a South Westerner.
Witch hunting and propaganga is the order of the day.
This country sef,verification of information is -0.0000%
MAKE APC LIV DIS WOMAN ALONE, IF APC NO GET SENS MAKE DEM BEG AM MAKE SHE COM BACK. OR APC DE FINE WATIN DEM GO TOK FOR MAY 29? MAYBE B4 MAY 29, LIKE 186 CHOBUCK GIRLS GO COMOT.
May God save this country. I know the aim is 2 drag d name, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to d mud. May God save u if or hands are clean.
Daughter of heaven.
Madam don't mind them.
There is noting like court order in Nigeria again na political motivated we get now.
It is sponsored by terrorist buhari,thiefnubu mallam amech and pedophiles sanusi.
Terrorist buhari watch ur back oo unless u don't want this small peace u have to last or.
#sad indeed
Read and acknowledged by members of parliament.
The next accuse pls.
Barely a year into dis govt and naija is "broke". I bet the current finance minister would be wondering how madam iweala was able to do well in two past govts. Head pass head abeg.
I so much admire this woman,where are all those tribalistic fools running their mouths, shame on them.
Wuna na de tire to mention these amounts?
She is complicit in the brazen RAPE of the Economy of the Nigerian State.
The least this Dumb Bitch should get is to dangle a Treasonable Charge on her dubious face and hang her later with a thin noose round her fattened neck.
They are simply wasting their time,Ngozi is one strong woman that will never allow anyone tarnish her image
LIB ADDICT#just passing#
My power woman
Lol dumb bitch? Haba now. You are broke and bitter today cuz this "dumb bitch" isn't fixing our economy. Thanks to the "smart decision" of your government
Must she react to everything? She too do sef
Nothing do you ma, my very brilliant sister.
Dragging ngozi instead of sanusi
APC ah de hail oooo
*NWA 042*
Ok... I'm here curiously watching the whole actions and reactions
Na me talk am!
Long Live Lib!!!
Really but she xsn steal .nonses .
Madam, abeg leave those fools
Dr Ngozi a bitch? I disagree but ur mother I know she is a bitch parading her sagging breast & ass on Allen lookin 4 young bois to put prick in her nose cos that's d only tight hole she has. Retard.
Well said....
Apc should let this woman be and if possible beg her to come and be our finance minister again not that amosun girl they used as finance minister... So far you can see that one has been writing articles upon articles with no change or effect on our economy. That's what happens when you put padi padi in a position where intellects are suppose to be. rubbish. on top all the money Jonathan's administration stole, naija economy back then was the best in africa and foreign investors were coming in numbers to invest. Now we have "corruption free buhari" anywhere or ratings you find us in, we are always on the Negative side. Clueless government.
Story that touches give account madam!!!
-D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds
They inherited a thriving economy & destroyed it in less than a year yet they blame someone else for their tragedy?
Ds girl sef, smx use ur n think, u're always tu hasty to coment rubish
Are u ok? Does nigeria have dat kind of money cash dat is bigger dan 4yrs budget stop being used dis govt shud jail sum1 not all dese drama
This people again, 30trn just like that. Madam please come out expose who you think is involve in this money oooo, you can hear everyday your other colleague crying No money for office and we can't get electricity and Lai saying Government are broke
Madam don't mind them.my problem is Nigerians don't use there brains,we believe cheap lies
Mummy we have your back anytime any day. Do not mind those busy bodies. Keep up your good wosrks running biko. Instead begging for her assistance, APC is busy casting aspersions. Ntoo!
Give it to them ma, and show the losers how it's done. They think they can intimidate you. Nonsense
Give it to them ma, and show the losers how it's done. They think they can intimidate you. Nonsense
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