Okonjo-Iweala Makes Public Memo On Arms Deal on arms deal

The immediate past Minister of Finance and the
Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala, has released a memo in respect
of the arms deal saga.

The former Minister in an email said thus:
Compliments,
''For the past week, Edo State Governor,
Adams Oshiomhole and other compromised
persons and media have embarked on a
campaign of falsehood against Dr Okonjo-
Iweala. They have distorted the contents of the
January 20 memo in which she responded to a
request by the former National Security Adviser
and quoted selectively from the document to
make their false allegations of ''illegal diversion''
of funds.
''For your information and a fuller
understanding of the issues, please see the
January 20 memo by Dr Okonjo-Iweala as
published.
''It confirms that Dr Okonjo-Iweala is a
transparent person of integrity and patriotic
professional who worked hard to protect the
interest of the country and that her accusers are
purveyors of falsehood on a political mission to
tarnish an innocent patriot.''