Massive Corruption Under President Jonathan: UK-Based Nigerian Challenges Okonjo-Iweala To Demonstrate Integrity And Speak Out Before It Is Too Late

Dotun Oloko, a Nigerian based in the United Kingdom, has sent an open letter to Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Minister of Finance, urging her, in the wake of the dispute between former and current Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, to make public certain information she previously expressed privately and indicated she would go public with.

In the letter, “Before It Is Too Late,” dated January 4, Mr. Oloko said, “As you are undoubtedly aware former President Olusegun Obasanjo has levelled some grievous allegations against our current President Goodluck Jonathan. You have answered the call of duty and served under President Obasanjo. You answered the call of duty again and are currently serving as the Finance Minister to President Jonathan.”

Mr. Oloko recalled that it was on account of Okonjo-Iweala’s current position that he wrote to her in conjunction with some international non-governmental organisations on the matter of the sale of the OPL 245 oil concession.

“You subsequently forwarded our letter to the Attorney-General and it is a matter of record that in responding to our letter, the Attorney-General on 20th May 2013 falsely stated that, ‘the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria had instituted a probe into the transaction and at the end, they were satisfied that there was no infraction of the Constitution or any other Nigerian law.’” 

Recalling the exchange of correspondence between himself and the Minister “on a matter related to our beloved country,” Oloko noted that was because of Okonjo-Iweala’s international reputation and position as Finance Minister.

“I am now writing this open letter to you because of a related matter concerning our dear country,” he told the Minister.  “In the course of our exchange of correspondence you expressed some views and opinions which I believe you should now make public in the wake of the dispute between Obasanjo and Jonathan. I must therefore call on you to do your duty to God and our country and act on those views and opinions, before it is too late.”