“Obama saw through you, that’s why he denied you the World Bank job” – Dino

Former member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Dino Melaye, yesterday took to his Twitter account in a swift reply to the press statement issued by the office of the Minister of Finance, after a demonstration he led some hours earlier in the FCT against the ministry.

In a statement signed by Paul Nwabuikwu, spokesman to Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Dino Melaye was described as a “disreputable” individual adding that “Nigerians are, of course, not deceived by the antics of Mr Melaye who has not known pedigree as a civil society activist or even a reputation for honour or common decency.”

He was accused of carrying out a protest sponsored by oil barons indicted and are currently being investigated and prosecuted for subsidy fraud.

In a swift reaction to Iweala’s release, Melaye in one of his twits said: “We asked why will (minister of) finance pay oil thieves without due diligence and scrutiny, so how does this relate to sponsorship from oil thieves?”

The Kogi-born politician on Wednesday piloted a group of protesters under the aegis of Anti-Corruption Network to the Finance Ministry in Abuja, calling for the resignation of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

They blamed her of introducing bad economic policies and wrong subsidy payments, an accusation the Minister strongly denies.

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