The
suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has
issued a statement responding to allegations of financial recklessness leveled
against him by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria and the Nigerian
presidency.
In
the lengthy statement distributed to the media early this morning, Mr. Sanusi
denied any wrongdoing, saying he had
already sent a detailed response to the presidency.
Read
his full press statement below.
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I
am compelled to make this public statement to address the various allegations
levied against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and cited as the reasons for
my suspension from office as the Governor of the CBN on the 19th of February
2014.
As
a matter of record, the allegations were made in the following documents:
i. Briefing Note of the Financial Reporting
Council of Nigeria (FRCN) dated 7th June 2013, Ref: PRES/188/T&I/89 to His
Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan [the Briefing Note];
ii. The Letter of Suspension dated 19th
February 2014, which I received from the Office of the Secretary to the
Government of the Federation; and
iii. The petition dated 9th February 2014 by Mr.
Erastus Akingbola.
However,
before I go into the above issues, let me reiterate for the records, the achievements
of the CBN during my tenure as the Governor: The
Record>>>>
