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Serious Controversy Arises Over Okonjo-Iweala’s Latest Int’l Appointments


Nigeria – According to Sahara Reporters, ex finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s recent international appointments are a reward for the dirty deeds she did while in office.

The paper says Okonjo-Iweala’s two international posts with Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization (GAVI) and Lazard Group LLC raised concerns over abuse of office and conflict of interests.

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A day ago, Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala disclosed that she GAVI had appointed her a board member while the Lazard Group, an assets management firm, hired her as a “senior advisor.”

“In her long career as Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala’s actions and policies had financially benefited the two multinational entities that have engaged her,” the report said.


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