Armsgate: I Acted in Nigeria’s Best Interest – Okonjo-Iweala
The immediate past Minister of Finance, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has debunked insinuations of complicity in the ongoing probe of arms purchase, stressing she acted to protect the interest of the country.
In a statement by her spokesperson, Mr. Paul Nwabuikwu, Okonjo-Iweala also alleged that unscrupulous and comprised individuals have distorted the contents of her memo to former president Goodluck Jonathan, seeking the transfer of $300 million and £5.5 million to the Office of the National Security Adviser, to portray her in bad light.
The statement reads: “For the past week, Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole and other compromised persons and media have embarked on a campaign of falsehood against Dr Okonjo-Iweala. They have distorted the contents of the January 20 memo in which she responded to a request by the former National Security Adviser and quoted selectively from the document to make their false allegations of ‘illegal diversion’ of funds.
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“For your information and a fuller understanding of the issues, please see the attached January 20 memo by Dr Okonjo-Iweala as published by some online sites. It confirms that Dr Okonjo-Iweala is a transparent person of integrity and patriotic professional who worked hard to protect the interest of the country and that her accusers are purveyors of falsehood on a political mission to tarnish an innocent patriot.”
