Is no news that the former Petroleum Minister was arrested and she is being tried in London for alleged money laundering.Governor Adams Oshiomhole came out yesterday to say Nigerians should not be shock at the trial of Diezani Alison-Madueke.
Speaking with State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Oshiomhole futher said that with the revenue accrued to the country the treasury was always empty and the nation was running budget deficit were over N3.5trn was drawn down by the previous adaministration from pension funds to support recurrent expenditure leading to the mismanagement of the economy.
“For me, I don’t think anybody should be surprised because the most favorable commentator on the Nigerian condition, both the economy, the polity and society, everybody agrees that our economy was badly mismanaged over the past several years.
“I have not seen one commentator that disagreed. Even when they talk about rebasing, have you rebased the level of poverty? Have you rebased prosperity? Have you rebased unemployment? Have you rebased homelessness? Have you rebased hunger? So I have not seen anyone that says Nigerian people are doing better,”
Oshiomhole said.
The governor explained that during the past administration, he was only in government and not in power because a lot of things were not done the right way.
He, however, said that with the present government, many things that were done in the wrong way are now being addressed.
“I am the luckiest person, I have been in government for seven years without being in power, I was in government, I couldn’t call a commissioner of police and talk as a security officer, I am haunted by all manners of persons.“You kill the snake in Edo, they will put the snake on life support in Abuja and they keep harassing us, Now all those venoms are dead and buried.
For the first time I am excited and happy not just for personal benefit, but for the changes I am beginning to see,” he added.
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