Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has advised Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Mrs. Zainab Ahmed to rather than play the ostrich, take urgent steps to end “the current monetary rascality,” so as to prevent the prevailing economic challenge from degenerating further.
In response to claims by Obaseki that the federal government had printed N60 billion for sharing by the three tiers of government for the month of March, the minister had on Wednesday, in a statement, denied that no money was printed.
The governor, however, in a tweet on his verified Twitter handle on Thursday, advised the Minister to ‘rally Nigerians to stem the obvious fiscal slide facing the country.’
He said: “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.
“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.”