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Sunday 23 August 2015

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala fires back at Sahara Reporters, says 'family hospital does not exist'

Apparently, there was a report by Sahara Reporters recently that Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's family was planning to open a multi-million dollar hospital in Abuja...but the former Minister says this is not true. Her response below...
Having failed to achieve any success after months of unsubstantiated figures and wild allegations against Dr Okonjo-Iweala, the political and corrupt vested interests who have been attacking her have now turned their evil attention on her family. The false story, “Former Finance Minister Okonjo-Iweala’s Family to open multi-million Dollar Hospital in Abuja” published by the corrupt website, Sahara Reporters is the latest chapter in the anti-Okonjo-Iweala campaign.
The story is totally baseless for a very simple reason: The alleged hospital is non-existent. Anyone who is in doubt can go to Gwarinpa, Abuja where the hospital is allegedly located or enquire from General Electric and Perkins + Will Global, the two organisations that were mentioned as Consultants to the project in the report as to whether the hospital has been built. 

The real facts are as follows:

·        Dr Ikemba Iweala, the husband of Dr Okonjo-Iweala is a recently retired neuro-surgeon and emergency physician with over 40 years’ of practice in Nigeria, the United Kingdom and the United States.

·        Three of their four children are US trained medical doctors, including Uchechi Iweala who was mentioned in the story. Uchechi has an MD and MBA from Harvard.

·        To actualize his desire to give back to the country, Dr Ikemba Iweala for the past few years has been working on establishing a hospital in the Federal Capital Territory. He has used his savings to develop the concept and design of the hospital. So far efforts to source financing for the project are ongoing.

·        It is the prototype design and website of the yet to be realized project that Sahara Reporters, doing the bidding of its corrupt pay masters, seeks to turn into a multi-billion dollar evidence of corruption.

Why is Dr Okonjo-Iweala the object of this ceaseless campaign of falsehoods and distortions? The answer is simple: because she refused to steal and share and because she blocked many powerful people, some of whom are now in power, from stealing. That is why they would go to any lengths to tarnish her name.

Dr Okonjo-Iweala has a clean record of two terms in office. As we have consistently maintained, she is not afraid of a transparent investigation of her two terms in office. She supports the anti-corruption drive in Nigeria. No one who has had the privilege of serving his or her country should feel too big to be investigated. It is this very issue of fighting corruption that brought her back in the first place and she has a track record of blocking corruption. It is ironic that it is those same corrupt people who are trying to tarnish her image using corrupt media like Saharareporters.

People should recall that it was her fight against subsidy scammers that led to her mother being kidnapped in 2012 with the demand by the scammers that she should resign and leave the country.

Nigerians should prepare for more attacks because these people are desperate and drunk with power. But they will keep failing because the truth will ultimately prevail.

Incidentally, the hospital idea is still very much alive and anyone who is interested should please come forward to discuss possible investment. But there is a condition: the money must be clean. Corrupt people, especially lying governors, need not apply.


Paul C Nwabuikwu
Media Adviser to Dr Okonjo-Iweala

54 comments:

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    1. Issokay madam, time shall tell. Linda take note!

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    2. Issokay madam, time shall tell. Linda take note!

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    3. Okonjo iwela is a crook. No amount of words can change a FACT. Which husband is she trying to dignify? He was caught here in DC with his nurse in broad day light have sex in the car in a hospital car park. We know more... The police even arrested him then. Please let us talk about the $1.5b she shared with her DC based brother during obj's era. She is a big liar and a a common thief like Diezene. Some of us know the truth so be careful.

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    4. I am sorry to tell you that only cowards use annonymous when they allege. You must be fold enough by showing your identity if you truly sure of your proof. Also, the issue of sex in your mention is a private matter. It has nothing to do with what we are talking about. Pls not to distract in anyway.

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    1. Issokay madam, time shall tell. Linda take note!

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    2. Issokay madam, time shall tell. Linda take note!

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  3. So dis drama is still escalating? They shud free this old woman haba!

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  4. I love this wonan,very fierce!!!

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  5. THE FUNNY THING IS THAT SKEPTICS WILL NEVER BELIEVE - LMAO

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  6. I respect this woman a lot, i hope she is innocent.

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  7. Lol you go fear reply nah/coded ad, this Sahara Reporters self abeg leave Aunty alone nah!

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  8. Oh so there is a hospital after all chai this people.sahara no dey carry empty gist.time will tell

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    1. Dump skull, Architectural design not a hospital yet

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  9. Ngozi Iweala, was corrupt wen she was in office as minister.

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  10. Sahara reporters, next thing Una go report say why ngozi dey tie gele like hawker Na because she dey hide money inside.

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  11. This woman should give it a rest already. My problem with her is that she is always too defensive, like she never committed any blunder throughout her time in office which is absolutely impossible!!! Always so quick to refute any negative statement with her name. Let's see how long she can keep up.

    BTW, she just confirmed this report which says they are planning to open a Hospital so what is she ranting about???

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  12. Good woman. Don't worry God is with you, just leave the propaganda government alone.

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  13. God bless you ma

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  14. The truth will prevail. Please madam, distance yourself from this circus ground. The best thing to do right now is just observe.#sippingjuicewhileobserving#

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  15. Good one! I'll always respect you and your family Da Ngo! You're well read and educated and I do know you wouldn't meddle in petty things. Leave the nay sayers. Those who know the truth wouldn't doubt your financial integrity for a sec. Relax and live your life. The lord is your strength.

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  16. Wow, my Princess! Thank you. Please continue to rub their corrupt noses in the mud. Last time it was President Buhari and his unqualified Permanent Secretary who advertised their ignorance and incompetence to the whole world when they accused you of diverting Chinese loan for Kano railways to other purposes. Imagine the President of a whole country not knowing how foreign loans are disbursed and shooting his mouth carelessly without waiting to be properly briefed. That tomfoolery set the whole Diplomatic Community rocking with laughter. Now it is Bola Tinubu, Nasir E-Ruffai and their NOTORIOUS SaharaReporters who shamefully displayed how they fabricate and concoct their smear campaign hatchet jobs. Imagine using plagiarized materials to fabricate a story converting phantasmagoria into reality. Linda please play the song: "The harder they come the Harder they fall" by Jimmy Cliff for Adams Oshiomhole and his ilks. Praised the Lord! Hallelujah!!

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  17. But there is a condition: the money must be clean. Corrupt people, especially lying governors, need not apply.Gbegennnn....Ayooooo

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  18. It's simple! Haterz everywhere

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  19. Nigeria! Is this how we reward patriots who have served? To date none of the allegations against Iweala have been substantiated!

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  20. Why bother with Sahara reporters that make stories up most of the time.

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  21. This woman release some figure while in power that the economy was fast growing, few months after she left the economy crumbled, is that not enough fact to investigate her

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  22. This woman release some figure while in power that the economy was fast growing, few months after she left the economy crumbled, is that not enough fact to investigate her

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  23. I absolutely love this woman! Fashola needs to learn how to respond to accusations. So far Fashola has not responded to all the billions they say he looted. But this woman just slaps her accusers with the fact and they always look like idiots. How can someone public. Design of a hospital and say it is a hospital. Saharareporters and that criminal Nasir Rl Rufai are running out of ideas on how to lie against this woman. Which says only one thing if this is the best lie Nasir El Rufai, Oshiomole and Sahara reporters can come up with then they are compound fools.

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  24. In fact when I read the story on saharareporters I was like why would a woman who has been accused of stealing use the said stolen funds in the very place they allege she stole it from and in such a loud way as in build hospital? These liars Nasir El Rufai, Oshiomole and their saharareporters are truly olodos is this the kind of lie they want to use to tarnish this woman's name. Madam abeg carry go. Don't mind those stupid looter governors

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  25. Very apt response to hate mongers. No mind bad belle pipo, Ms. Okonjo for the truth must prevail.

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  26. Men is that her son available? Choi it is good to go school o. This Madam just makes those looter governors look stupid every time. The one of the rail road is still making me laugh and now this one. I am now an absolute fan of OkonjoIweala. Fashola needs to insult her in lessons on how to respond.

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  27. Even if she opens....Ehee



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  28. Sahara is renowned for turning investigative journalism in Nigeria on its head but in recent times they have let sentiment cloud their judgement and now make accusations without evidence.

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  29. Better captioned as " How the Iwealas set the Sahara Reporters up".

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  30. Its possible woman, she failed Nigerians big time , so she might be lying as well, that woman no get conscience at all..









    #IT will ONLY get BETTER
    #it MUST end IN praise

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  31. lollll nothing do you jo aunty. do u think its beans to have 3 of 4 kids harvard graduates. sowore and his band of amala eaters cant smell that in 100 years. goat!

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  32. Even though Sahara Reporters can be sentimental at times, I still give them credit for being one of the few media houses which practises investigative journalism in Nigeria. EFCC should move in and investigate this

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  33. They should leave this woman alone plzzz its crazy how people want so hard to tarnish other people.

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  34. So much love ❤ the last paragraph. But the truth is still that the one Iweala is building a hospital, so who is lying Sahara or Okonjo.

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  35. If you want to invest let it not be in this corrupt rejim

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  36. Heheheheheheheheh o too love dis woman I beg, d fearless woman of igbo land.

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  37. Eerrr, this is a bit strange. So the report says "Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's family about to open multimillion dollar hospital in Abuja", and this is denied as false by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. But her family IS indeed planning on opening a multimillion dollar hospital in Abuja. Seriously scratching my head. The meanings of "true" and "false" must have become distorted sometime recently.

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  38. Fraud everywhere

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  39. lol. excellent reply. thiefnubu

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  40. Guys she need defend her self

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  41. But she rather comfirmed the story i think...


    · To actualize his desire to give back to the country, Dr Ikemba Iweala for the past few years has been working on establishing a hospital in the Federal Capital Territory. He has used his savings to develop the concept and design of the hospital. So far efforts to source financing for the project are ongoing. what is different with what she has denyed??? U want us to believe the for the few years u search for money to start the project nothing is on ground?? Well, am happy that u ve not taken ur money out the country u choose to develope where u ve stolen.. Thanks

    <<100%Nigerian>>

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  42. But Ngozi and her husband with their legitimate wealth should be able to build a hospital.

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  43. all these political illiterates that rest their idol hands and empty heads on linda ikeji. Are you telling me that her world bank salary or qualifications didn't yield her wealth? Someone that has brains to work in World Bank doesn't have the brain to invest in shares or real estate or whatever the rich invest in to make money?

    The people who are saying she confirmed the story please volunteer your school certificates! She said she nor her family (as per one unit) owns the hospital. That one member does. Shall I explain? Would you say that Iyabo Obasanjo owns any poultry farm? Maybe we should petition Linda to write stories in Yoruba, Ibo etc because it's like English is way too hard for some of you to understand.

    And to the asshole who had the comment about Dr Iweala's husband, well done. MAY YOU NEVER BE KNOWN, You come on social media to spread terrible tales, what did that story have to do with that which they reported? In fact I have on more MAY PEOPLE ALWAYS BE WILLING TO VOLUNTEER YOUR SHAME!! Instead of you to ask God to make you so talented that your country comes looking for you, you're busy tearing down someone's marriage.

    The Avenger

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