Massive Corruption Under President Jonathan : UK-Based Nigerian Challenges Okonjo-Iweala To Demonstrate Integrity And Speak Out Before It Is Too Late

Massive Corruption Under President
Jonathan : UK-Based Nigerian
Challenges Okonjo-Iweala To
Demonstrate Integrity And Speak Out
Before It Is Too Late
Jan, 06 2014, 1:01AM — siteadmin
By SaharaReporters, New York
Dotun Oloko, a Nigerian based in the
United Kingdom, has sent an open letter to
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Minister of
Finance, urging her, in the wake of the
dispute between former and current
Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and
Goodluck Jonathan, to make public certain
information she previously expressed
privately and indicated she would go public
with.
In the letter, “Before It Is Too Late,” dated
January 4, Mr. Oloko said, “As you are
undoubtedly aware former President
Olusegun Obasanjo has levelled some
grievous allegations against our current
President Goodluck Jonathan. You have
answered the call of duty and served
under President Obasanjo. You answered
the call of duty again and are currently
serving as the Finance Minister to
President Jonathan.”
Mr. Oloko recalled that it was on account
of Okonjo-Iweala’s current position that he
wrote to her in conjunction with some
international non-governmental
organisations on the matter of the sale of
the OPL 245 oil concession.
“You subsequently forwarded our letter to
the Attorney-General and it is a matter of
record that in responding to our letter, the
Attorney-General on 20th May 2013 falsely
stated that, ‘the House of Representatives
of the Federal Republic of Nigeria had
instituted a probe into the transaction and
at the end, they were satisfied that there
was no infraction of the Constitution or any
other Nigerian law.’”
Recalling the exchange of correspondence
between himself and the Minister “on a
matter related to our beloved country,”
Oloko noted that was because of Okonjo-
Iweala’s international reputation and
position as Finance Minister.
“I am now writing this open letter to you
because of a related matter concerning
our dear country,” he told the Minister. “In
the course of our exchange of
correspondence you expressed some
views and opinions which I believe you
should now make public in the wake of the
dispute between Obasanjo and Jonathan. I
must therefore call on you to do your duty
to God and our country and act on those
views and opinions, before it is too late.”