Wow! Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Fakes Illness Before House Committee

When on December 19, 2013, members of the House of Representatives Committee on Finance gave Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, 50 questions on Nigeria’s current economic situation, they asked her to respond within two weeks.

A reliable source in the House told PREMIUM TIMES that the minister was, as at Monday evening, yet to respond to the questions, three days after the two-week ultimatum given by the lawmakers expired.



The source, however, said the minister could still answer the questions before the lawmakers resume from their Yuletide vacation next Monday.

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However, the presentation of the questions to the minister had its own drama, with an exclusive video, sourced by PREMIUM TIMES showing the minister initially making jest of the lawmakers after they informed her of their decision to hand her the 50-question homework.

The video indicates that the controversial meeting started on a warm note with exchange of pleasantries between the executive team, led by Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala (and including the Director General of the Budget Office, Bright Okogwu) and the lawmakers led by the committee chairman, Abdulmumini Jibrin.

Despite starting on a good note, the meeting, which centred around the 2014 budget earlier presented by the minister to the House and the Senate, degenerated when the lawmakers told the finance minister not to respond to their questions on that day after she said she was ‘feeling ill’.

Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala said she came to the meeting ‘out of respect’ to the lawmakers as she was not healthy enough to attend.

After the presentation of the questions, however, the minister insisted she would answer the questions on that day, a request refused by the lawmakers who said they wanted her to come back when she was ‘strong and energetic.’

While the session ended on a sour note, the drama is expected to continue when Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala eventually responds to the lawmakers’ questions and appears to defend her submission.

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Posted: at 7-01-2014 05:11 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero

 

Posted: at 7-01-2014 05:47 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

u self, why you eat that groundnut?

Posted: at 7-01-2014 06:01 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

Is it a crime to be ill?

Posted: at 7-01-2014 07:21 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

see as who no well dey shew grandnut before the question like say her teeth ni machine,i wish she well she for turn the grandnut bottle for mouth like who dey drink beer,as the question show she fall sick imidiatly,nigeria pliticians i fear una and also fear who no fear una        

Posted: at 7-01-2014 07:26 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Faking illness is ridiculous.

Posted: at 7-01-2014 10:10 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

Hmmmmm

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Posted: at 8-01-2014 12:40 AM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero

u no well,grandnut ni medicine?       

Posted: at 8-01-2014 02:24 AM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Thieves law makers

Posted: at 8-01-2014 04:02 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

I neva know sey dis pple dey serious wit deir 50 quests.

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Posted: at 8-01-2014 09:36 AM (10 years ago) | Hero