Oshiomhole in Another Fight With Okonjo-Iweala Over Arms Deal Purchase

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The governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole has dragged former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the economy into the ongoing arms procurement scam saying she was involved in the deal.
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
 
Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole amidst the ongoing arms deal scam has dragged former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala into the scuffle by questioning her role in the contentious $2.1 billion arms procurement deal for which former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) is facing trial.
 
Oshiomhole said it is impossible for such a huge amount of money to be disbursed without Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala knowing as the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy. He asked why Okonjo could have approved such huge amount of money without first getting approval from the National Assembly.
 
Wondering if Okonjo-Iweala was in the loop, Oshiomhole questioned the constitutional provision under which she approved the disbursement of the said money.
 
He quizzed: “That money which they claimed to have used to buy arms, was it appropriated by the National Assembly? Was it in the Appropriation Act? Did the then President (Goodluck Jonathan) have the power to spend money that has not been appropriated? Was he a military head of state? Does he have the powers that he purported to have used?

“The Minister of Finance who released the money, under which constitution does the minister have the powers to release monies from the national treasury that has not been captured in the national appropriation laws? If she did, is that not part of conspiracy?”

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