FORMER Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has denied a widely circulated speech attributed to her at a certain summit of the United Nations ìn Mauritania.
In it, the former Managing Director at the World Bank was quoted as saying “in 2019 Presidential election is fast approaching, the enemies of this nation are uniting, they are planning to come back to power and hold this country unto ransom once again.
“The media are angry, why? There is no more free money from the government.
“The Ex generals are murmuring, Why? There is no sign President Buhari will renew their oil blocks contract.
“Social-cultural groups are grumbling, Why? No more Ghana must go bags of money to support Buhari.
“The Royal Fathers are shouting, Why? Buhari did not pay homage with cars and cash gifts.
“The Legislators are not cooperating, Why? No more budgets padding and bribes before the passing of the budgets.
“Corrupt Religious leaders are lamenting, Why? No more shady arms contracts.
“Corrupt Civil Servants are not supportive, Why? No more corrupt practices, BVN and TSA have exposed their sharp practices.
“The spoilt kids are bitter, Why? PMB has made people understand that their parents are not that rich.
“Having realised the set of people that want to set this country ablaze because of their controversial ways of living, I pray that the Almighty God should help President Muhammadu Buhari overcome all these obstacles and take Nigeria to the promised land
“LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WE STAND WITH A MAN OF HONOR, CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY.”
However, Dr Iweala on her official Twitter handle @NOIweala said the attribution was completely False.
“This is false and in line with other false messages, including the audio that was released previously. Please note that similar mischievous messages may circulate but it is the work of desperate people,” she declared.
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