Documents against me doctored – Okereke-Onyiuke

She also disclosed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo compelled her to lead the Transcorp team against her wish as Director-General of the Stock Exchange. She said: “I was directed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo who came up with the idea of establishing Transcorp to be like the Asian Tiger to oversee and lead the management of the company. Transcorp was made to be a public company because President Obasanjo directed that all Nigerians should be part of it, even government officials were allowed to buy shares of Transcorp.

When he told me to be the chairman of the company, I objected but he insisted that I should see it as a national assignment. I also went to the council of the NSE to seek their approval and they gave me the go ahead. So it was not an illegal act because the council of the NSE approved it. There was no conflict of interest with my appointment as chairman of Transcorp and DG of the NSE.