A leading human right group in Nigeria, the Committee for Democracy and Rights of the People (CDRP) has said that the suspension of the Central Bank Governor; Mallam Lamido Sanusi has shown that President Goodluck Jonathan is vindictive and on a mission to institutionalise corrupt practices.
He further stated that Jonathan led federal government anti-corruption credential is cosmetics, and lean towards institutionalising corruption than fighting it,” it is shameful that NNPC Group managing Director who is directly indicted and the Minister of Petroleum who openly accepted he violated presidential directive on Kerosene subsidy are above suspension when the whistle-blower is considered unprofessional with high level of financial recklessness, who is fooling who”? Saka asked rhetorically.
This was contained in a press statement signed by the Acting National Coordinator of the group Comrade Saka Waheed. According to Comrade Waheed,” at a time when Nigerians demand forensic prosecution of all those involved in $20Billion missing funds in NNPC, Sanusi don’t deserve the current humiliation, it is vindictive, unfortunate and a direct assault from the President against patriotic whistle-blower of Sanusi status”.
CDRP acting national coordinator said rather than forcing Sanusi to leave,Sanusi should be commended for being bold enough in exposing the bleeding in NNPC.
Comrade Waheed said the suspension of Sanusi would deal a great blow to Nigeria’s economy, currency, stocks and reputation. As a matter of fact, “it is very funny that this is coming from the government that has promised in the New Year’s message that it will fight corruption with all seriousness it deserves. But to our surprise,it is very easy to suspend Sanusi rather than stop the humongous and ridiculous bleeding he clearly pointed out in NNPC”.
CDRP recall that the sack of then EFCC boss, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, removed spine in the fight against corruption in Nigeria, which is the result of the awful and humongous corruption we are witnessing now, and the shame we received from abroad over the conviction of ex- governor James Onanafe Ibori by a United Kingdom court.
He further stated that Jonathan led federal government anti-corruption credential is cosmetics, and lean towards institutionalising corruption than fighting it,” it is shameful that NNPC Group managing Director who is directly indicted and the Minister of Petroleum who openly accepted he violated presidential directive on Kerosene subsidy are above suspension when the whistle-blower is considered unprofessional with high level of financial recklessness, who is fooling who”? Saka asked rhetorically.
Comrase Waheed Saka hence task patriotic Nigerians to rise not only in support of a humiliated Sanusi but against bastardization of Nigeria’s financial institution and institutionalization of corruption.
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