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May, 2018

• 26 May

  Jonathan bribed Lawmakers with N17bn to pass 2015 budget —Okonjo-Iweala

  

  Former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has revealed the blackmail and arm twisting that characterised budget passing by the National Assembly during the Goodluck Jonathan Administration. She cited an instance in 2015 when the National Assembly leadership forced the executive arm to part with N17 billion for the federal lawmakers to pass that year’s budget. That, she said, was at a ...

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