In a statement by her media aide, Paul Nwabuikwu, on Tuesday, Iweala said she is busy with her international duties and will not abandon that for anything else
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Okonjo-Iweala gave the defence in response to the position of the Forum of Finance Commissioners that the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee did not give her the approval to withdraw the money
“This is wrong. They had been told through the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee to prioritize salaries, they chose not to do so, hence the backlog that some states are experiencing”, it said
This was contained in a statement by Paul Nwabuikwu, the Special Adviser to the Coordinating Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday in Abuja
“N8.27 billion was specifically released to the Federal Ministry of Power for the DISCOs and GENCOs, following approval by President Goodluck Jonathan,” Nwabuikwu said
The appointment was announced by the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in a statement by her Special Adviser, Paul Nwabuikwu