Ahmed Joda, the chairman of President Muhammadu Buhari’s
transition committee, says Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance,
might never be found guilty of corruption.
Joda said this to journalists in Yola, the
capital city of Adamawa state, on Tuesday.
He said that while
Okonjo-Iweala knew of the shady activities going on, she always sought the
approval of Goodluck Jonathan, the former president, thereby protecting herself
from prosecution.
Joda said it was
alarming that Okonjo-Iweala knew about the spate of corruption going on during
the past regime, but held onto her job, presiding over fraudulent withdrawals
from the economy.
“Okonjo-Iweala is a
professional and she guarded herself. Whenever, they said this happened, she
was able to produce papers to say, ‘Look, we had a meeting presided over by the
president and attended by the national security adviser and others’.
“And she would go back
and write the president and say, ‘I have received a request to release so many
billions in accordance with our minutes. Your Excellency, if you will approve.’
And His Excellency would approve it. So, she covered herself, thus you can’t
pin anything on her.”
-Saharareporters
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