The
hot debates over suspension of the Governor of Central Bank (CBN),
Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on February 20, 2014, Thursday, continued
on the following day, as the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the
Senate has declared the suspension of the CBN boss by President Goodluck Jonathan as illegal and unconstitutional.
The
APC Senators told the President if he was serious with the issue of
financial recklessness as alleged as the reason for firing Sanusi, the
Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, should
also be sacked for the same reason.
But
some Senators, including some in the opposition, have said that the
testimony by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister
of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke, at the Senate investigative hearing by
the Senate Committee on Finance had exonerated Alison-Madueke from any
allegations.
From
the testimony of the AGF, it was gathered that rather than the big
discovery of fraud and mismanagement that necessitated the probe,
Senators have discovered that the suspended CBN Governor raised false
alarm and misled the committee.
The
Senate Finance Committee had raised fresh queries over the suspension
of the CBN governor following emerging facts which it said contradicted
his initial allegation of alleged missing $49.8 billion oil revenue.
The
committee was said to be shocked that the presidential directive which
the oil ministry was accused of disobeying was never concluded and that
it even contained contradictory provisions which make it implementation
impossible.
The
committee was also unhappy as the case was presented as if it is
Dieziani Maduekwe, the present minister, that refused to implement the
directive.
Meanwhile, the Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, restrained the police, the Department of State Services, and other security agencies from arresting the suspended CBN Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.
The
court presided over by Justice Ibrahim Buba gave the order after
listening to Sanusi’s exparte application brought against the Inspector
General of Police, IGP, and the DSS, under fundamental rights.
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