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| Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala |
The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi okonjo-Iweal, disclosed, Tuesday, that the task of managing the nation’s economy has given her, the Minister of State, Amb. Bashir Yuguda , the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mrs Anastasia Daniel-Nwaobia and about 70 per cent of the ministry’s staff High Blood Pressure.
She made the disclosure, while commissioning a new clinic and a crèche in the ministry, in Abuja.
According to her, “70 per cent of my staff have high blood pressure. This goes to show the amount of stress we go through. All three of us here (referring to herself, Amb. Yuguda and the Perm. Sec.) have high blood pressure. “Minister of State has High BP and you are on medication. Perm Sec has and I have. The amount of stress in the ministry is unbelievable. Many times we are in the office until 1am, looking for ways , want to push out money to make payment. Many people don’t know this.
We now have a clinic so that people can go and check quickly up when they start having headache before someone collapses.
“I want to on behalf of myself and my High Blood Pressure colleagues say that I am happy commission this clinic. Minister of State, please forgive me for letting out the secret , you know how I talk- I am very open”.
Earlier, the Perm. Sec said, “It sounds unbelievable, the three of us are on medication, at times, we have to be in the office as late as 1 a.m looking for how the country will get money to finance her activities.
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