TOUCH DOWN As for Jibrin’s 50 questions, they were pointless and added no value to the country’s growth or economic prosperity. Like the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, pointed out to Jibrin and his committee, some were repetitive while others were jejune. More importantly, the questions asking for the correlation between the GDP growth rate and economic performance showed that the committee would rather Nigeria’s economy is assessed on benchmarks or indicators that are different from the rest of the world. But that is completely impossible, as countries like China, India, Singapore, Brazil and Malaysia that we want to emulate, are measured by the same benchmarks. But Jibrin would have none of that. His preference, instead, is to heckle and harass one of the few people that give the Jonathan administration any form of credibility. If he must know, as a columnist, I have no compulsion whatsoever to hide my bias for Okonjo-Iweala. And I make no apologies for it. He could attribute this to my ethnic bias or call her my “favourite aunt” for all I care. But his hollow commentary can never erase the fact that she is a woman of immense intellectual capacity, has garnered accolades and recognition from all over the world and is someone any right thinking Nigerian should be immensely proud of. So if Jibrin and his cohorts are looking for someone to hound, they are barking up the wrong tree. If it is their intention to keep chipping away and projecting the administration in a bad light, they are more than welcome to do so. However, they need to redirect their spotlight on the soft targets of this administration, as they are legion . Ijeoma Nwogwugwu
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 06:33:19 +0000
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