The
presidency has issued a query to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor,
Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, demanding an explanation for some of the donations
the CBN has made under his watch to some universities and organisations.
A
top presidency official, who sought not to be named, confided in THISDAY
yesterday that the federal government was forced to issue the query as a result
of its concern over Sanusi's activities, which have portrayed him as working to
undermine the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.
According
to him, Sanusi has engaged in what he described as unprecedented politicisation
of his office as well as serial infractions of regulations governing the
operations of the central bank.
He
said the presidency was worried by the way and manner Sanusi had been donating
to communities and institutions in the name of the central bank without
adherence to due process and regard for the multi-cultural diversities of the
Nigerian nation.
The
CBN governor was accused of donating about N150 billion to some institutions
and interest groups in states controlled by opposition political parties in
what appears to be a clever way of channelling state funds to some politicians
who in turn use them to attack the president and his government.
The presidency source gave some of the questionable donations to include N4 billion to Bayero University, Kano; N10 billion to Uthman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto; N500 million to the University of Benin, Benin; and N100 million to the Kano State Government.
The presidency source gave some of the questionable donations to include N4 billion to Bayero University, Kano; N10 billion to Uthman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto; N500 million to the University of Benin, Benin; and N100 million to the Kano State Government.
Many
of the donations, he added, were considered ultra-vires as they were outside
the powers and functions of the CBN.
In
addition, the source said in the last one year, security reports had indicted
Sanusi of holding nocturnal meetings with politicians, especially with the
opposition parties, making reckless statements capable of undermining the
integrity of the nation’s financial institutions and violating global
principles of public decorum expected of holders of such offices.
According
to the presidency official, “The CBN governor has become more of a politician
than a banker. He delights in political circus shows in the company of
opposition political figures; making statements unbecoming of his office.
“The
president has actually been very tolerant of these infractions in line with his
personal convictions of allowing institutions operate their own independent
checks on officers, but it appears the CBN governor is becoming a law unto
himself.”
The
recent allegation, in a letter to the president, by the CBN governor that the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) had not remitted $49.8 billion
of crude oil proceeds to the Federation Account, has equally been seen as a
deliberate ploy by the CBN governor to portray the federal government in a bad
light.
This
was seen as part of the larger plan by the opposition to discredit the
government ahead of the 2015 general election.
The
source said the allegation, which Sanusi later described as an “error”, sent
the wrong signals to the international business community about the Nigerian
economy and would not have been treated lightly in other climes.
As
exclusively reported by THISDAY on January 9, Jonathan had demanded the
immediate resignation of Sanusi on the grounds that the CBN governor had allegedly
leaked the letter he wrote to him on the unremitted $49.8 billion to former
President Olusegun Obasanjo.
But
Sanusi rebuffed the president, saying only the Senate could remove him from
office by a two-thirds vote.
“This
man is simply playing a dangerous political game. He openly romances the
opposition and attacks the integrity of his employers. Do an analysis of the
CBN governor’s speeches at a birthday colloquium of a notable opposition
political leader in the South-west last year as well as what he said at the
book launch of the spokesman of the main opposition party in Abuja, and that
will show you the mindset of a man who is supposed to be the chief economic
adviser of the federal government,” the source added.
What are about the ones he gave to u during ur campaigns? At least he is spending the money in a reasonable way what about tat of Oduah,Maina,Oteh and the host of others?ve u 4 once opened ur big mouth to ask dem anything?FOOL! Jona u ur self u are the bigger thief,why didn't u ask him then?why now?when he was giving u u kept quiet!go jor !yeye man lyk u!
ReplyDeletePls liv sanusi alone.
ReplyDeleteYou pple re senselessn you re talking to Nigeria president like that. Sanusi is a mad cow who does not know its owner again. We nigerians must emulate a culture of respect to anybody that is in that number one office. Sanusi does not deserve any respect too. In Nigeria history, Jonathan is the most abused president. On Mr. president and Sanusi, history will not forget them. But all what I know is after sanusi era, air will blow chiken yash the way and manner he personally run down nigeria economy using his position because of his dislike to some pple in power, forgetting that it is God that gives to whomever He likes. Why did nt you resign if you can not work with your boss? Sanusi is too proud and full of himself. We will see your life after your time in CBN.
ReplyDeleteYes jonathan s d most abused president n dis country bcos he did nt av d spirit of rulin dis grt country. He s dea duin blunder lootin our moni nd creatin probs here nd dea God ll soon visit him wt d threat he put nigerians.
ReplyDeleteThey all are thieves, the he, Sanusi is a politician and no more a
ReplyDeletebanker. Ordinarily, one could see him as a man who cares for his people, but that is totally on the contrary, it simply signal that Sanusi is having political ambition, and also with the APC party ensuring an Housa man eventually become the president of this nation.
God will be d judge of these men
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