Make account or we sue you - Tinubu's Minister threatens the UN; gives one month ultimatum

Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, the Minister for Women's Affairs has threatened to sue the United Nations (UN) over the allegations bordering on financial mismanagement.

The Minister made the threat in a press conference on Monday, October 16.

She alleged that the United Nations has been receiving monies from donors on behalf of Nigerians and demanded that all the sister bodies of the UN should make available to the government all the accounts they have used to source for the monies.

According to her, Nigeria deserved to see the monies that have been spent or the UN apologized to Nigerians if they can't make the accounts available.

Ohanenye said: “We want to see the account of what they did. If you don’t give us this account, at least let Nigerians see what’s going on, then you [UN] apologise to them.

She then threatened: “If we don’t get that report between now and November 15, we’re heading to court.” She vowed that Nigerians would hear the lawsuit number and the UN would have to defend the money they have using Nigerians to collect from donors.

The UN and its sister bodies have been running different humanitarian works in Nigeria, particularly in the area of health, women and children development as well as poverty eradication programs.

Women Affairs Minister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye threatens to sue U.N over financial mismanagement pic.twitter.com/5E2hSMKcmO

— AIT (@AIT_Online) October 16, 2023