MISSING $20BN : I WANT TO KNOW THE WHOLE TRUTH-- OKONJO -IWEALA

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, has demanded to know the whole truth about the alleged missing $20b which the suspended Central Bank Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi said is missing from the federation account.

A statement Wednesday from the finance ministry to the BBC, said the minister, “ asked for urgent action with regard to an independent forensic audit of conflicting claims of unaccounted funds made by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamdio Sanusi.”

#WhereIsOurMoney? Fresh Protests Greets Alleged Missing N20 Billion Oil Revenue

Where Is Our Money? was the dominant question and trending topic on Twitter on Monday. The reason is that scores of Nigerians renewed calls for accountability on the alleged $20bn said to be unremitted to the Federation Account by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation.

As early as 8am on Monday, ‘prolific’ Twitter users had set the hashtag to use with various images and pictures to go along with it.

Apart from individuals who expressed displeasure over the controversy surrounding the missing money, two groups, Enough is Enough Nigeria and Public Integrity Networks were at the forefront of the online campaign.