22.10.2013 - On Nigeria’s sovereign wealth fund
There was a time the Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was championing the need for the country to have a Sovereign Wealth Fund. I really don’t know how far she has gone on this, but I support her reasons for coming up with the fund. We can’t just keep spending all we are earning from crude oil. I understand some state governors are against this fund because it will mean that they will be forced to contribute to the account, which will result in a reduction of their allocation from the Federation account...............................................Full Article: Source
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