Speaking on the mess that is oozing out
of President Goodluck Jonathan's
government, Sanusi Lamido told the AFP
that Jonathan lacks the will to appoint
truthful men and women, as he is
surrounded by crooks. In the words of
Sanusi: “His [Jonathan] greatest failing
obviously is that he is surrounded by
people who are extremely incompetent,
who are extremely fraudulent and whom
he trusts.”
Regarding the allegations against him, the
suspended CBN chief said when he heard
of a report condemning his performance,
he wrote to Jonathan asking if an
explanation is needed, but he received no
reply.
He said, unfortunately, the first time he
was formally notified of the allegations
against him was the day he was
suspended, that is Thursday last week.
But Reuben Abati had lied to the media
that Sanusi was queried for the alleged
offences and he replied the Presidency.
According to Sanusi, the so-called
kerosene subsidy money spent by
the Federal Government in fact pays
for “private jets, yachts and
expensive mansion (of top public
office holders) in Beverly Hills
(United States) and Switzerland.
”He added that, “Since 2009, I have been
annoying the government… There are
people who think I have the wrong
friends; people who think maybe I have
not distanced myself enough from people
who are seen to be opposition figures.”
Sanusi argued that the extent of graft in
the NNPC might have reached an historic
high. “I think everybody has known that
NNPC is rotten. I don’t think it has ever
been as bad as this,” he said.
Reacting to plans to arrest and keep him
out of circulation, Sanusi said: “If I am
sacrificed in whatever way, my freedom
or my life… if it does lead to better
accountability, it will be well worth it.”
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