http://nigeriaworld.com/news/source/2001/apr/2/12.html
E–X–P–O–S–E–D!
Obasanjo’s advisory council has nine whites!
•Only two Nigerians!
By Dapo Ogunwusi
AN 11-man shadow economic council that runs Nigeria’s economy has been
uncovered.
Out of the 11 who are all whitemen, two are Nigerians. Sunday Tribune learnt
that the two Nigerians include the executive secretary of the council and a
U.S. based banker.
The policy thrust of the council is pro Structural Adjustment Programme
(SAP), deregulation, capitalist oriented and free market.
Former American director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dr. McMara
is also a member of the council.
Also on the council are Lynda Chalker, former British Secretary of State for
African Affairs and the Chairman/Managing Director of Deutsch Bank of Germany.
The council which is responsible for advising President Olusegun Obasanjo on
economic policy direction meets periodically.
This shadow council, it was learnt, is working to execute the plan of the
Bretton Wood institutions, the World Bank and IMF which always appear to be
out to manipulate the third world countries.
Recent reports revealed that some of President Obasanjo’s close friends are
in possession of some secret documents where one of the institutions stated
in black and white how it intended to run the economy of Nigeria and other
developing countries.
Songs of deregulation are being sang in every sector of the economy.
Almost all the parastatals -NEPA, Nigeria Airways, and of recent the oil
sector is set for deregulation.
Deregulation, one of the policy thrust of the council is now a bone of
contention in the country.
The lawmakers, says the president is on his own as per the deregulation of
the oil sector which is bound to lead to increase in fuel price.
The Nigeria Labour Congress under the leadership of Adams Oshiomohle has
been holding rallies in different parts of the country including Abuja to
protest the deregulation plan.
