Nigeria: Why They Kidnapped My Mother - Okonjo-Iweala

17 December 2012

Abuja — Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday, revealed that her mother, Prof. Kamene Konjo, was kidnapped by those who accused her (minister) of delaying fuel subsidy payment and for failing to release SURE-P funds.

She told newsmen in Abuja that her mother was held for five days without food or water, describing her survival as a miracle by God in answer to the prayers of Nigerians.

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