Over N30trn unaccounted for, Soludo insists

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SoludoLagos — Former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, Wednesday, insisted that N30 trillion has either been stolen or unaccounted for from the federation account, saying, he stands by every statement he made in his two articles.

He also said that since the Minister of Finance and Co-coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was not ready to engage in a debate, he is holding back the other two part response he promised to release to the public.

He said: “Let me also state, for the avoidance of doubt, that I stand by every statement I made in the two articles namely: ‘Buhari vs Jonathan: Beyond the Elections”; and “Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the missing trillions.’

“In particular, I insist that over N30 trillion has either been stolen or unaccounted for, or grossly mismanaged over the last few years. This figure does not include the estimated $40.9 billion (N8.6 trillion at parallel market exchange rate or nearly two years’ Federal Government budget) which the African Union’s (AU) recent report claims to be ‘stolen’ from Nigeria each year.

“My attention has been drawn to statements credited to the Hon. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in response to my latest article and call for a structured debate on the issues.

“According to the report, she no longer wants to join issues with me. In the circumstance of the moment, I therefore withhold parts two and three of my promised three-part response.

“I wish to thank Nigerians all over the world who have been contributing to this timely debate. This is election time and it is expected that some vested interests will either choose to live in denial or attempt to politicise the issues.

“But from the debate so far, I am convinced that our economic management won’t be the same again. Once our managers know that the citizens will rigorously and vigorously challenge them to account, the welfare of the citizens will be better for it.

“Whoever wins has his job cut out for him, and to the extent that this debate has challenged the respective teams to seriously re-examine their blueprints to guarantee the security and prosperity of every Nigerian, my objective is accomplished.
“I love my country Nigeria, and as I said before, I won’t keep quiet again. Once more, Nigeria must survive and prosper beyond Buhari or Jonathan.

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