$20b,Sanusi nd d opposition cabal.Suspended central bank of Nigeria (CBN)Governor,Sanusi Lamido Sanusi,made an earth shaking disclosure abt d $20b he accused d Nigerian National petroleum corporation (NNPC)of not remitting to d federation acct.In his ongoing campaign to tarnish d Jonathan administration using d international media,Sanusi told d New York Times dat d money was actually shared by a power cabal ahead of nxt yr general elections.Regardless of his somersault on d missingmoney frm d initial $49.8b,to $10.8b nd finally $20b-he created d impression dat d People Democratic Partys(PDP)administration had its hands soiled in d nations cookie jar.A section of d international media seems to believe him,hence d publications.In addition to d New York Times,d Independent of London has run a similar story along d same lines of argument.while a few of d local print media hve already culled nd published d reports.No doubt,d Sanusi image laundering machinery has cranked into life,but wht results has it achieved?Rather than achieve d result he desires,d disclosure now raises questions abt d other cabal,d political party,whose members hve benefitted most frm his gratuitous donations.Top on dis list are members of d opposition All Progressives Congress (APC)nd their legacy components,especially d Congress for Progressive Change(CPC),led by Major General Muhammadu Buhari(rtd).As far as d diversions of large sums of money frm d CBN coffers went in d name of donations,is d cabal dat benefitted not in d APC?Early dis yr,d Presidency had issued a query to d CBN governor demanding an explanation for d moni he ws doling out in d name of donation.It was systematically clear dat d presidency was unsettled over reports dat d bulk of d billions Sanusi was alleged to hve donatedabt N150bn by conservative estimates-purportedly ended up wit some top members of d opposition APC or some interest groups in states controlled by d party.D CBN governor was accused of making a direct donation of abt N1bn to d APC.There is ample proof dat Sanusi was funding d opposition cabal tru curious donation or by award ofheavy contracts.He is believed to b one of d biggest financiers of d defunct Congress for progressive Change(CPC),nd its presidential candidate,Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd).It was tru him dat d luv was transferred to d APC,Buharis present party whch has so far received elaborate funds frm d suspended Emperor of d Nigerias financial institutions.Sanusi is also reported to hve awarded a diminutive former minister nd leading opposition figure in d APC,contracts in d region of N5bn for architectural nd project design of d apex banks event centre in Abj.D thinking in circles in Abj is dat it was made to assist d newly formed party gain in stronger foothold,especially in d North.Another set of contracts worth over N15bn is said to hve b awarded to a former governor who is said to hve recommended Sanusi for appointment as CBN governor.D question is,y should a sitting CBN governor make financial donations to an opposition political party,nd providing sensitive documents to thm,in order to discredit d ruling party?Security reports indicated dat Sanusi was in d habit of hobnobbing wit opposition politicians nd makin statement capable of undermining d integrity of d nations financial institutions.It was obvious dat Sanusis actions were largely dictated by his desire to gratify d APC,his adopted political party,nd to discredit d PDP whch administration he is supposed to b working for.It was dis consideration dat led him to allegedly leak d letter he wrote to d president on d unremitted $49.8bn to former president Olusegun Obasanjo.It was also d same disloyalty dat led to his insistence dat president Jonathan could not remove him,saying only only d senate could remove him frm office by a two-third (majority)vote.D allegation over missin funds was simply his contribution to d larger plan by d opposition to discredit d government ahead of d 2015 general election.it was designed to cripple d government morally,nd make it difficult for d PDP to challenge strongly at d nxt election.May God Almighty hve mercy on our politicians my Esteem Folks.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 13:13:40 +0000