Liars!!! I didn't blame Jonathan govt for current economic crisis,it was the opposition i blamed.. Dr Okonjo-Iweala

Former minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said that her recent statement about failure of the last administration to save for the raining days as the reason for the current economic crisis in the country was miscontrued. Clarifying the statement in in a communique issued by her media aide, Paul Nwabuikwu, on Friday, April 15, Okonjo-Iweala said she was referring to the opposition of some governors to the efforts of the immediate past administration to save in the excess crude account (ECA) and in sovereign wealth fund (SWF).The statement read:

 “Some recent media reports have distorted comments made by former Finance Minister Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala regarding how lack of political will negatively impacted national savings over the past few years.
“Contrary to the slant given by these loud headlines, Dr Okonjo-Iweala did not indict the Jonathan administration in which she served.
“Rather, she was referring to what many Nigerians already know: the strong opposition by some governors to the Jonathan government’s efforts to save in the excess crude account and the sovereign wealth fund sabotaged this important national priority.
“The governors’ criticism of Dr Okonjo-Iweala’s many calls for the country to save for the rainy day is still fresh in the minds of Nigerians.
“It will be recalled that this opposition culminated in the governors taking the Jonathan government to the supreme court in furtherance of their position that the federal government had no right to ‘compel’ them to save.
“Several knowledgeable persons including former Anambra State Governor, Mr Peter Obi have confirmed these facts. So the issue of Okonjo-Iweala indicting the Jonathan administration over this very public issue simply does not arise.”


source;pulse.ng