Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has revealed that immediate past coordinating minister of the economy, Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, changed under the REVEALED: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Changed Under Goodluck Jonathan – Obasanjoof former president Goodluck Jonathan.

Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has revealed that immediate past  coordinating minister of the economy, Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, changed under the regime of former president Goodluck Jonathan.

  Mrs Okonjo- Iweala who served under president Obasanjo as minister of fiance was accused of encouraging corruption under the regime of Mr Jonathan. She was also accused of approving funds not budgeted for, and rather than strengthen the Nigerian economy, she worked against the growth of the economy.

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 “But take Ngozi (Okonjo-Iweala), who worked for me. And who worked competently for me. Because I know Ngozi’s weaknesses, but I know her strong points. Her strong point is technical competence. But Ngozi needs to be led and to be supervised. Now will you comment on Ngozi who worked for me as the same Ngozi who worked for Jonathan? Will you? But it’s the same person” he said when asked by Premium Times that it is believed that he destroyed everything that he put in place with the successors you enthroned.

The former President also discussed the popular Halliburton case and denied interfering with investigation and prosecution of some of his aides indicted in the case.

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Mr Obasanjo also spoke about his book, “My Watch” in the course of the interview.

 Read the full interview on PREMIUM TIMES here 

 

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