Ahmed was part of the last cabinet where she served as first Minister of state planning before moving to Finance following the resignation of Mrs. Kemi Adeosun over forged NYSC discharged certificate.
Ali in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja yesterday noted that with Ahmed stellar performance last term, it is without doubt that the country still yearn for her services so that she can in her own small way contribute to the implementation of the next level agenda of the president.“Mrs. Ahmed actually put up a stellar performance as a Minister of the Republic in the past three and half years.
He said the performance of the former Finance Minister as the Coordinator of the humanitarian activities of the Federal Government particularly in the North East has brought a lot of accolade to the Administration. “It’s not only about revenue generation but blocking of leakages, promoting accountability and transparency in the financial management system. We have to give kudos to this young woman that despite the shortfalls in revenue, all Federal Government workers received their salaries as and when due. She even took a bold step to settle liabilities such as the Paris-Club refund to enable state governments to pay the backlog of workers’ salaries,” he said.