REAL REASON WHY MY MOTHER WAS KIDNAPPED- OKONJO- IWEALA
Nigeria’s
Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has revealed the real reason why
her mother was kidnapped. According to her, the kidnappers who held her mother
hostage for five days had demanded her resignation, suggesting the abduction
had a political motive.
economy, has been in a highly publicized struggle with fuel importers over
payment of subsidies, with government officials delaying payments to allow for
verification of claims.
In her first public comments on the kidnapping ordeal, she said her
83-year-old mother, Kamene Okonjo, was held “for five days without food or
water.”
She was freed last Friday.
“While she was in their custody, the kidnappers spent much of the time
harassing her. They told her that I must get on the radio and television and
announce my resignation,” Okonjo-Iweala said in a statement.
“When she asked why, they told her it was because I did not pay ‘oil subsidy
money,’” the statement added.
The finance minister did not take questions and made no comment as to
whether a ransom was paid. The circumstances surrounding her mother’s release
remain unclear.
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