A former Minister of Finance, Dr.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has declared that she is done serving Nigeria.
Okonjo spoke at an event
preceding the presentation of the book, “Fighting Corruption is Dangerous: The
Story Behind the Headlines” held at the Politics and Prose, Washington DC, US.
It is a book where she
illustrates what she had to go through in the fight against corruption in
Nigeria
Responding to a question on
whether she was willing to return to Nigeria to serve again if called upon, the
former Minister said, “I served the country for seven years; I think I’m the
longest serving finance minister in the country.
“Other people now have a chance
to serve, I am doing what I adore, I am having fun and my work is valued in the
international community.
“That is what I was doing before
but I went to Nigeria out of love and I want to send the signal to Nigerian
young people that if they actually love the country, they can serve without
being corrupt.
“They are actually people who
serve because they think it is a national honour and duty, I felt it is an
honour for my country to ask for my service and I was duty bound to serve.
“And I have done that, so now I
am doing other things so that other people can also serve. On the special fund
for those fighting corruption, the international community needs to come
together and put together resources to support people who may not be well
known, who are fighting. And we heard some many examples from different
countries of people who had to flee because they were been intimidated and
attacked when they tried to block the diversion of the monies and the stealing
of money.
“And if people don’t have that
signal that they can go somewhere and be protected, they will be less willing
to do what is right and to fight. So we need that and there is a movement and
people are interested.”
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