We Won’t Probe Sanusi, Soludo Over Their Tenures As CBN Governors – Presidency

The Presidency on Monday refuted
social media reports that the tenures
of Lamido Sanusi and Charles
Soludo, as Central Bank Governors,
would soon be probed by the Federal
Government.
The social media reports, published
on Sunday and Monday, alleged that
the Federal Government had
concluded arrangements to probe the
tenures of the two former CBN
governors over their views on the
state of the nation’s economy.

The reports further alleged that
Messrs. Sanusi and Soludo had been
put on “the watch list of the
government for some alleged
anomalies that occurred during their
tenures as head of the Nigeria’s apex
bank’’.
The two former CBN governors
recently warned the Buhari
administration about its handling of
the economy.
Mr. Sanusi, who is now the Emir of
Kano, said the government risked
ending up like the former Jonathan
administration if it failed to make
necessary reforms.
Mr. Soludo said the government’s
effort against corruption was merely
aimed the “symptoms” and not the
causes.
Garba Shehu, Senior Special
Assistant on Media and Publicity to
President Muhammadu Buhari,
however, in a tweeted message, said
the presidency was not aware that
Messrs. Sanusi and Soludo would be
probed for offering suggestions to
the president.
“The check I made today indicated
that the presidency is unaware of the
reported probe of Sarkin Kano,
Muhammadu Sanusi 11 and Prof.
Soludo.
“Where did that report come from?
Under our constitution which
President Muhammadu Buhari swore
to uphold, it is not a crime to offer
suggestions,’’ he said.
NAN