Former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has revealed how some powerful aides of immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan embezzle $6 million yearly from the Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) charges.

In her recently released book, “Fighting Corruption is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines”, Okonjo-Iweala said she became a target of very powerful interests after she sought and got approval from Jonathan for the implementation of the ports reforms, which include the abolishing of a Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) a regime which importers argued added costs to them for duplicate services.

Excerpts: “During my second month in office in September 2011, the issue of port congestion Okonjo-Iwealawas brought to the attention of the Economic Management team by members of Nigeria’s organised private sector, especially the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) as a serious impediment to doing business. Importers were irate about a Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) regime which they argued added costs to them for duplicate services.

“They said that their cargos were already being tracked by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) from origin to destination, so then; there was no reason for the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to collect this charge. Upon enquiry, we learned that charges totalled about $6 million a year, so this was consequential. I had never seen this money remitted to the treasury and, in fact, had not known of the existence of the CTN. We recommended that the CTN be abolished immediately.

“On October 14, 2011, the Minister of Transport and I sent a memo to the President that outlined the short, medium and long term problems of Nigeria’s ports, proposed solutions and requested approval for implementation shortly thereafter. Then the problems began. I received an anonymous text telling me the port reforms were bad and harmful and I should rescind them. I learned that some agencies such as the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and others that had been told to develop alternative collaborative arrangements with the Customs to take care of their responsibilities while staying out of the ports were not happy and were lobbying to be let back into the ports.

“About six weeks into the implementation of the port reforms, in early December 2011, I received a message that a top-ranking presidential aide wanted me to stop by his office anytime I was in the Villa.”

The former Director of World Bank further disclosed that she was locked out of the Villa for refusing to obey the order given by the unnamed influential aide in Jonathan’s administration to restore the CTN with immediate effect.

https://www.abusidiqu.com/how-jonathans-aides-embezzle-6m-yearly-from-npa-okonjo-iweala/

Jonathan's administration is the third most corrupt administration in Nigeria since from independence



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Hmmm

fk001:
Jonathan's administration is the third most corrupt administration in Nigeria since from independence
Kiss the truth

Yes, I agree

Buhari-# 1
OBJ- #2
GEJ- #3

Why is our darling Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala engaging in media trial? How dare she reveal this information to disgrace and humiliate our hero of democracy?

Ngozi will soon be termed an Afonja, Jihadist and Zombie for not seeing that Jonathan was a saint who could never steal, and who employed only the best hands into positions.

Why Jonathan's head is not hanging on a pike at the entry point into Abuja city, is one of the many reasons I consider Buhari to be a spineless failure himself.

Jonathan was a thief and an inglorious bastard and enemy of the state, who was determined that corruption is a Nigerian culture that must never die.

He went about campaigning for reelection as the candidate who will not arrest our parents for corruption.

He even had the audacity to ask in Enugu that "How much did Jim Nwobodo stole ($5m) that Buhari (military) regime jailed him".

Any electorate who continued to support Jonathan after that statement, deserves the rot called Nigeria, and deserved all the hardship that has been experienced since then as a consequence of that kleptomaniac regime that did not save even just 1kobo from all revenue that it earned, but rather bankrupted the economy.

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Deji7474:
Former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has revealed how some powerful aides of immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan embezzle $6 million yearly from the Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) charges.

In her recently released book, “Fighting Corruption is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines”, Okonjo-Iweala said she became a target of very powerful interests after she sought and got approval from Jonathan for the implementation of the ports reforms, which include the abolishing of a Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) a regime which importers argued added costs to them for duplicate services.

Excerpts: “During my second month in office in September 2011, the issue of port congestion Okonjo-Iwealawas brought to the attention of the Economic Management team by members of Nigeria’s organised private sector, especially the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) as a serious impediment to doing business. Importers were irate about a Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) regime which they argued added costs to them for duplicate services.

“They said that their cargos were already being tracked by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) from origin to destination, so then; there was no reason for the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to collect this charge. Upon enquiry, we learned that charges totalled about $6 million a year, so this was consequential. I had never seen this money remitted to the treasury and, in fact, had not known of the existence of the CTN. We recommended that the CTN be abolished immediately.

“On October 14, 2011, the Minister of Transport and I sent a memo to the President that outlined the short, medium and long term problems of Nigeria’s ports, proposed solutions and requested approval for implementation shortly thereafter. Then the problems began. I received an anonymous text telling me the port reforms were bad and harmful and I should rescind them. I learned that some agencies such as the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and others that had been told to develop alternative collaborative arrangements with the Customs to take care of their responsibilities while staying out of the ports were not happy and were lobbying to be let back into the ports.

“About six weeks into the implementation of the port reforms, in early December 2011, I received a message that a top-ranking presidential aide wanted me to stop by his office anytime I was in the Villa.”

The former Director of World Bank further disclosed that she was locked out of the Villa for refusing to obey the order given by the unnamed influential aide in Jonathan’s administration to restore the CTN with immediate effect.

https://www.abusidiqu.com/how-jonathans-aides-embezzle-6m-yearly-from-npa-okonjo-iweala/

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No prosecution, only finger pointing and media trial.

Nigerians don wise pass to dey argue who stole what or take sides. If you've evidence of corruption, then prosecute

Na God go purnish all of una!

I can't wait to get a copy of this book.


It reveals alot.


At first, it was Donald Duke and Sahara reporter and now Jona's aides

Hmm

GhenGhen

The way you are lashing your former oga ehhh

Names pls?

They have killed this country...


Imagine the crime being perpetrated by buhari cronies today....

This okonjo is so overrated and stupid that she was receiving salary in foreign currency in Nigeria for her undercover job as finance minister shockens me

Who will talk about NOI?

Political Prostitute....... You held on as finance minister and did not blow whistle then... Now you open your mouth to say thrash about someone who helped to boost your CV....

If you're being taken abroad against your will for;

▪Forced Marriage
▪Sexploitation
▪FGM
▪Child Abuse
▪Abduction
▪Honour Based Violence
▪Human Trafficking

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In our cultures, a black woman’s strength is often only praised when it is rendered in service to men, when she uses it to build herself and mine her own dreams, it is frowned upon and reduced to selfishness, own your strength and do with it what pleases you.

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Hacked

When Jonathan said he was exploring the right technology to fight cocorruption, this was what I thought.

Fair and balanced account.

It would have helped if she had named names like she did Donald Duke, Aregbesola, Oshiomhole etc...

fk001:
Jonathan's administration is the third most corrupt administration in Nigeria since from independence



Kiss the truth

l concur

naijaking1:


Yes, I agree

Buhari-# 1
OBJ- #2
GEJ- #3

You obviously know that isnt correct..if not for your bad belle
Buhari is the most honest President ever!