Francis Ndubuisi in Abuja The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has recounted how her efforts to uncover an alleged $2.4billion fuel subsidy fraud in Nigeria
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Okonjo-Iweala: $2.4bn Subsidy Fraud Probe Triggered My Mother’s Kidnap
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$2.4bn subsidy fraud probe triggered my mother’s kidnap — Okonjo-Iweala
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How my mother was kidnapped over $2.4bn subsidy fraud — Okonjo-Iweala
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WTO DG, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says her probe into a $2.4bn fuel subsidy fraud as finance minister led to threats and the kidnap of her mother in 2012. Read More: https://punchng.com/2-4bn-subsidy-fraud-probe-triggered-my-mothers-kidnap-okonjo-iweala/
On her father's reaction at the time, she said: “He said, we don’t give in to blackmail. And he said, you’ve got to carry on. You’ve got to go to work" The post How my mother was kidnapped over $2.4bn subsidy fraud — Okonjo-Iweala appeared first on Vanguard News .
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