PROBE: I’m not scared of Buhari, says Okonjo-Iweala

Immediate past Minister of Finance Ngozi Onkojo-
Iweala on Thursday said that she is not scared of
President Muhammadu Buhari probing her.
Okonjo-Iweala spoke in a statement while
responding to some allegations raised by the Edo
state Governor Adams Oshiomhole.
She said: “There is no substance in the wild
allegations that any money is missing from the
account or that finances of the country under my
watch have not been well managed.”
“I have no reason to fear Buhari. Those who cannot
adequately explain what they did with the resources
of their states and are begging for bailout are those
who should to be scared,” she added.
Okonjo-Iweala also denied claims by Oshiomhole
that she has been speaking out lately because of
the “fear of Buhari”.
She said, “if there is any minister whose voice has
been strong on the right issues over the past four
years, it is Okonjo-Iweala.”
She also reiterated that she has no apologies for
insisting that a claim of N159 billion for Forex
differentials by the marketers out of a total bill of
N200 billion should go through an additional
verification process.
“When 80 per cent of a subsidy claim is made up
of Forex differentials and not the value of the
amount of fuel supplied, the right and proper thing
to do is to take extra steps to ensure that the
country is not being cheated. That is what Okonjo-
Iweala did,” Okonjo-Iweala said.