FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan appears to have been vindicated as the spending spree under his administration was not actually authorized by him.
Former Governor Peter Obi while absolving the former president from blame said all the governors under the administration of Goodluck Jonathan were advised to save for the raining day, a warning which they personally refused to heed.
Obi said Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance, and Muhammad Sanusi II, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), begged the federal government to build its savings but the governors kicked against the idea.
His words: “I was in government when Ngozi Iweala under Goodluck Jonathan was crying meeting after meeting, let’s save money; we need to save for a rainy day. We said no. Some say this woman should not be found near this country,” Obi added.
“We even went to court as a body to challenge savings, and look at where we are today. Instead of us realising from that mistake to say, today let’s start….
“Change that constitution that says we cannot save; what type of constitution is that? When we are talking about constitution amendment, we should amend things that are immediate.
“Issue of savings should be included in our constitution today; oil is a depleting asset, and we are not even saving for tomorrow.”
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