Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy,Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has kicked furiously against a suit filed against her by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).
The minister said on Tuesday that the suit premised on the “missing” N30 trillion as alleged by former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Professor Chukwuma Soludo was “politically motivated.”
Okonjo-Iweala’s reaction was contained in a statement by her media aide Mr Paul C Nwabuikwu which said, “It has come to our attention that a so-called civil society group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has brought a politically motivated suit against the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister for Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala based on the discredited N30 trillion allegation by Professor Charles Soludo.”
According to the minister, “The suit is the latest in the campaign of falsehood and politicization of the economy by persons and groups who are getting more desperate by the day because the economy, despite their propaganda, is still standing and will continue to stand.
“Like their previous efforts, this latest one will fail because Nigerians can see through their antics.
“The suit confirms that SERAP is nothing but a political tool of the opposition hiding behind the façade of advocacy.
However, the statement added that the minister looks “forward to meeting SERAP in court.”
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