exit of the Governor of the Central Bank of
Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, deepened on
Thursday with the governor insisting that he
would not quit the post until his term
expired on June 2, 2014.
In keeping with his vow, which analysts see as a
direct confrontation with President Goodluck
Jonathan, Sanusi has said he will not proceed on his
terminal leave in March as initially being
speculated.
Sanusi expressed his determination to remain in
office until the expiration of his one-term tenure of
five years on June 2 during a meeting with top
management officers of the bank on Wednesday.
The Director, Corporate Communications
Department, CBN, Mr. Ugochukwu Okoroafor,
confirmed the development in a chat with
journalist in Abuja on Thursday.
He said the governor used the opportunity provided
by the "family meeting" to clear doubts
surrounding the expiration of his tenure.
Okoroafor said, "The CBN is an important
organisation in the economy of this country and we
have to be careful in whatever we do because our
actions send a strong message to the economy as
a whole.
According to Okoroafor, the CBN governor will
formally announce his retirement in March, when
his successor is expected to be named, and will
remain in office until June 2.
Both chambers of the National Assembly declined
comments on the alleged plan by the Federal
Government to sack Sanusi.
The spokesperson for the Senate, Eyinnaya
Abaribe, and his counterpart in the House of
Representatives, Mr. Zakari Mohammed, said the
National Assembly would not be dragged into "a
mere rumour."
Abaribe, in a telephone interview said, "The Senate
will not make any comment on any issue that is
not before it. It remains a rumour until it is properly
communicated to the Senate."
Mohammed also said, "I have no comment to
make. The National Assembly as an institution will
not be dragged into any controversy based on a
mere allegation."
Efforts to get the Presidency's reaction did not yield
any positive result as the Special Adviser on Media
and Publicity to the President, Dr. Reuben Abati,
did not respond to calls made to his mobile
telephone line, nor respond to text messages sent
to the same line.
Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone provided by Airtel Nigeria.
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