World Bank president statements were taken out of context - Ezekwesili

Ezekwesili, in a series of tweet, said what the World Bank president said has been taken out of context. She said: "I want everyone to know that the statement made by the World Bank president, Jim Yong Kim, is not as it sounds. I should know. I was VP there.

"As a practice, post-conflict zones -e.g. Northern Uganda, Northern CAR, Eastern DRC receive special focus from World Bank. It makes sense! "As the destabilization in the northeast worsened Human Development Indicators in North East Nigeria, our country sadly joined that List. "Our Africa strategy when I became VP of World Bank 48 countries including Nigeria prioritized quick reconstruction of post conflict areas. "The evidence-based justification for prioritizing post-conflict reconstruction is that it helps build resilience & prevents a relapse. "Prioritizing reconstruction of post-conflict zone in any of those countries factually proved to be key for rest of the country's growth and stability! "The benefit of becoming a priority is that our knowledge program ( Economic & Social Studies) &sizable portion of Loan will target the area. "It however does not mean that the rest of the country becomes neglected in the Knowledge & lending programs of the bank. Not at all. "The prioritizing given to north east in discussion between Jim Yong Kim and Buhari is thus not unusual at all. Let's not politicize please. "At time they met in 2015, serious work and discussions already took place among Development Partners on how to help stabilize north east. "The current brouhaha is of course triggered by context of existing tensions occasioned by our president's poor management of our diversity "The feedback that President Buhari can take from the rage that his discussion with World Bank has triggered it is to reflect on his ways. "Feedback is important for improving governance especially in a country as diverse as ours. President Buhari can make this moment count."