I did not steer any contract to my brother — Okonjo-Iweala
Latest Politics, Ministries, Wikileaks Sunday, September 11th, 2011
The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala, has denied reports that she steered contracts worth $50m to her brother in 2004.
An online news portal had published a Wikileaks report that ‘Okonjo-Iweala ferried $50m jobs to brother.’
Okonjo-Iweala has however, described the story as a “tales by moonlight” account.
A Senior Special Assistant to the minister, Paul Nwabuikwu, said the report was baseless fiction totally devoid of any semblance of truth.
He said, “The story lacks substance and credibility. First, the minister has no brother called Jon-Jon, as the alleged “brother” is identified in the story. Second, no brother of the minister was awarded any such “consulting” contract as alleged.
“It is shocking that something that was discredited so long ago is being rehashed. It is clear that this is another ploy by vested interests that are desperate to stop her from contributing to the realisation of an improved Nigeria. They will fail again.”
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