JONATHAN QUERIES SANUSI OVER DONATIONS TO APC STATES, OTHERS
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 made to some universities and organisations the media reported.
A top presidency told the newspaper that the federal government took the step, following security reports that Sanusi’s activities were undermining the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.
Sanusi is alleged to have politicized his office, while engaging in serial infractions of regulations governing the operations of the central bank.
The source stated that the presidency was worried by the way and manner Sanusi had been donating to states and institutions in the name of the central bank, without adherence to due process and regard for the multi-cultural diversities of the country.
The apex bank chief was accused of donating about N150 billion to some institutions and interest groups in states, with most controlled by opposition political parties.
This includes 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.
In addition, the source said in the last one year, information made available to the presidency reveals that Sanusi holds nocturnal meetings with politicians, especially with the opposition parties, making reckless statements capable of causing anxiety within the nation’s financial institutions.
According to the 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.
Credit - Daily Post 23.01.2014