Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Minister of Finance has debunked rumours that the EFCC is investigating her. The former minister described the allegation as untrue and misleading.
In a statement issued yesterday and signed by her Media Adviser, Paul Nwabikwu, Okonjo-Iweala said the headlines are a misrepresentation of what the EFCC chairman actually said during the event.
According to the headline, the EFCC chairman while responding to a question by Hon. Razak Atunwa, an All Progressive Congress party member stated that Dr. Okonjo-Iweala is under investigation, a statement which is clearly a misinterpretation of what the EFCC Chairman said which was “Very soon we will go into the petroleum industry. Such investigation requires that we have to build capacity, we have to bring in experts to enable us tackle what we are doing properly and the investigation must be conducted properly. We have internal lawyers and external lawyers. We have to pay insurance.”
She added that; “The words said to have been spoken by the EFCC chairman cannot support the lurid headlines that Dr Okonjo-Iweala is under investigation by the EFCC.
“The Nigerian media plays an important role in our democracy and we urge them to be fair, balanced and factual in their reports.”