Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said that despite the economic challenges the country is facing, the economy is not in ruins.
The Minister also added that President Goodluck Jonathan is leaving solid economic legacies for the incoming administration.
The minister, in a statement issued by her Special Adviser on Communications, Mr. Paul Nwabuikwu, said this during an interview with journalists.
She said “Despite the economic challenges the country is facing, the Jonathan administration is leaving some solid economic legacies for the incoming Buhari government. So, the allegations that the economy is in ruins are absolutely untrue.
“The significant achievements in several sectors attest to this. We cannot take away the fact that the Jonathan administration, in spite of the challenges caused by 50 per cent decline in the price of oil, has made a clear and measurable difference in many important areas and anyone who says nothing has been done and nothing is being left behind is being very unfair to facts and to history.
“Attempts to rewrite history will not stand. You cannot just wipe the slate clean for political reasons. We are not perfect but no one can take away the fact that we are leaving some good legacies behind.”
She also warned against negative statements about the economy, she said “These negative and unsubstantiated comments are not wise because they can lead to what we do not want for the economy.
“There is nothing wrong with factual assessments of the economy; I have always told Nigerians the truth about the economy. But sweeping and negative statements are not in the interest of the country.”
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