Obaseki fires back at Finance minister, over denial of printed N60bn

Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has reacted to a statement by the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed countering his claim that 50 -60 billion naira was printed by the CBN and shared to State Governors.

Ahmed also stated that Nigeria’s debt was at a sustainable limit, with this Obaseki on Thursday, advised the Minister to ‘rally Nigerians to stem the obvious fiscal slide facing the country’.

Zainab Ahmed had yesterday while fielding questions from Journalists, described Obaseki’s submission on the “printed N60bn”, as sad.

“The issue that was raised by the Edo State Governor for me is very, very sad because it is not a fact, she said

Reacting to the above statement, Obaseki via his twitter handle opined: “While we do not want to join issues with the @FinMinNigeria , 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.

“Rather 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.”