– Oby Ezekwesili denies statement credited to her
castigating the policies of President Muhammadu Buhari
– Vanguard had reported that the former minister faulted
President Buhari for creating instability with his statements about how
everyone is corrupt and how everyone is going to jail.
Oby Ezekwesili has denied reports credited to her that
Buhari’s policies were responsible for the current economic recession. Former
education minister, Oby Ezekwesili, has denied reports credited to her blaming
President Muhammadu Buhari’s policies for the current economy recession
experienced in the country.
Vanguard had on Monday, September, 12 reported that the
former minister in a whatsApp message last night, September, 11, described
statements by the minister of information, Lai Mohammed, that the past
government was responsible for the current economic decline as incompetent lies.
The convener of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group in the Vanguard report
was said to have noted that it was myopic to think that if Jonathan were to
still be in power, we would be worse off. According to the report, she said the
truth about Nigeria’s recession is that it was caused by the Buhari’s unguided
rhetoric and uncultured body language.
According to Vanguard, She said: “Firstly, there is nothing
we are buying today that we weren’t buying five years ago, therefore it’s not
our purchase that put pressure on Naira but withdrawal of funds by foreign
investors. ‘’After the election, the President created instability with his
statements about how everyone is corrupt and how everyone is going to jail.
‘’The instability made foreign investors to liquidate their investment and
change their money to dollars. In the process of trying to flee, they were
willing to buy dollars at any price, which lead to high exchange dollar rate. “Even
though some of them were not ready to run away, but want their money in dollars
to save their investments from devaluation, the president gave a bad signal by
banning deposit of foreign currency into domiciliary accounts. “That was enough
for free market believers to see the draconian handwriting on the wall, that
was the beginning of dollar rush. ’To make matters worse, the President came up
with another outrageous policy of rationing dollar to certain sectors and
blocking many sectors out. That was the nail in the coffin which facilitated
the emergence of free fall.” However, Ezekwesili in reaction to the Vanguard
article, accused the media organisation of spreading falsehood in her name.
Meanwhile, Oby Ezekwesili who was a vocal critic of the
Jonathan administration following the abduction of the Chibok girls by Boko
Haram has expressed disappointment over the activities of the police that are
frustrating the BBOG campaign, adding that President Muhammadu Buhari is going
down the wrong lane. Speaking on the backdrop of police restrictions on the
BBOG protests, the former minister noted that the BBOG has a right to protest
as stipulated in the 1999 constitution and that the police should not in any
way halt the group’s peaceful activities.
by Naij.com
by Naij.com
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