'Minister of information' and Edo state government, Adams Oshiomole says
the current alleged financial crime trial of the former Petroleum
Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke is just a tip of the iceberg of what is
to come. According to him, massive financial crimes was perpetrated in
the last administration and he says he is excited at what is currently
happening to Diezani
"For me I don’t think anybody should be surprised because the most
favorable commentator on the Nigerian condition, on the economy, the
polity and society, agree that our economy was badly managed over the
past several years. I have not seen one commentator that disagrees.
Even when they talk about rebasing and so what.
Have you rebased the level of poverty? Have you
rebased prosperity? Have you rebased unemployment? Have you rebased
homelessness? Have you rebased hunger? So I have not seen anyone that
says Nigerian people are doing better. This was never my issue. I was
only a spokesman of National Economic Council. But in this country when
you speak out, all the arrows should be fashioned to attack you. But one
of the things I learnt in life at the age of 17 when I got into the
leadership of labour, is that the truth does not require supporters
club. It can stand on its feet anyday. You can hit it. You can kick it.
You can bomb it, but you can’t destroy it. The truth is that a lot of
money was stolen and what you are seeing is just a tip of the iceberg,
because when you imagine what accrues to Nigeria, consistently from 140
dollars, averaging 108 dollars over a long period of time and yet your
treasury is empty. You were running a budget deficit, you were devoting
85 percent of your budget for four consecutive years on recurrent, you
were borrowing and you draw the entire pensions fund. Yesterday I saw a
lot of analysis on how pension funds should be invested on
infrastructure."he said
Oshiomole went further to react to claims tht the presidency had a hand
in her arrest.
"It’s not about who has hand in what. I think it’s about law and order.
In other climes, institutions do their work. They are not at the beck
and call of political authority. They have their mandate and the law
specifies this and it is scrupulously followed. I’m the happiest person
because I’ve been in government for seven years without being in power. I
was in government, I couldn’t call a commissioner of police and talk as
a security officer, I’m haunted by all manners of persons. You kill the
snake in Edo, they will put the snake on life support in Abuja and they
keep harassing us. Now all those venoms are dead and buried, for the
first time I’m excited and happy not just for personal benefit, but for
the changes I’m beginning to see.”he said
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