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| President GEJ Of Nigeria |
The Federal Government is not done yet with Mallam Lamido Sanusi whom it suspended on Thursday as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). There are indications that the suspension may be followed soon with the arraignment of the Kano prince for ‘misconduct.’ The findings of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) on the administration of Sanusi in the CBN which government used as a basis for his ouster indicted him for financial recklessness including commitment of N168 billion of public funds to the execution of intervention projects across the country. Some governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are believed to have joined the league of those pushing for Sanusi’s trial.
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| Former CBN Gov. L Sanusi |
Already, Sanusi has been placed under surveillance by security agencies. It was gathered that some forces in the presidency had a secret session in Abuja at the weekend and resolved to have a go at Sanusi. They said the that findings of the FRCN against Sanusi should be put before the court to determine his guilt or not. Some of the forces also felt the trial would humiliate Sanusi and force him to keep quiet on the $20billion oil funds. It was learnt that the moves to subject Sanusi to trial accounted for the desperate bid to set security agencies after him to effect his arrest and hound him into detention. But Sanusi was, however, able to stumble on intelligence report on the plot to arrest him while making contacts in Niamey, Niger Republic.It was based on the intelligence report that Sanusi changed his landing flight schedule from Abuja to Lagos.
A reliable source told thenation.com that the anti-Sanusi forces are out to deal with him for ‘confronting’ the president on the $20billion oil revenue. Said one source: “They were pissed off that Sanusi ignored the president’s advice that he should resign. They said Sanusi had tried to undermine the presidency. “In fact, some PDP governors have joined the gang-up against Sanusi because they have assumed that Sanusi is speaking the voice of the opposition.” Investigation confirmed that the first part of the plot is to arrest and detain Sanusi to “break his spirit.” “I think there was a leakage of the initial part of the scheme which made Sanusi to divert his flight to Lagos from Niamey instead of Abuja,” a source added. Sources said that security agencies are monitoring Sanusi’s movement. “They have placed him under surveillance because of fears that he might relocate abroad. You know some foreign missions are interested in his travails because of the $20billion ‘missing’ oil cash.”
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