You printed N60 bn, Godwin Obaseki insists

Urges FG to end monetary rascality

 

Admin l Thursday, April 15, 2021

 

BENIN, Nigeria – Edo State Governor, Dr. Godwin Obaseki has replied the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed who had denied his revelation that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government printed N60 billion that was shared among the three-tiers of government.

In his reply to the minister, Obaseki  said while he will not want to join  issues with the @FinMinNigeria, he said he believes it remains the responsibility of Nigerians to offer useful advice for the benefit of Nigeria and that the minister should rally Nigerians to stem the obvious fiscal slide facing the country.

“We believe it is our duty to offer useful advice for the benefit of our country The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, @ZShamsuna should rally Nigerians to stem the obvious fiscal slide facing our country”, he said.

According to him, tather than play the Ostrich, “we urge the government to take urgent steps to end the current monetary rascality, so as to prevent the prevailing economic challenge from degenerating further”.

“We believe it is imperative to approach the Nigerian project with all sense of responsibility and commitment and not play to the gallery because ultimately, time shall be the judge of us all”, he said.