Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan
suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Lamido Sanusi for
alleged misconduct and distracting the bank from its core
mandate.
Sanusi will be replaced as acting governor by his deputy,
Sarah Alade, until the conclusion of an investigation into
“breaches of enabling laws, due process and mandate of the
CBN,” presidential spokesman Reuben Abati said in a statement
on his website.
Sanusi, 52, was due to leave his post in June, having
declined to remain for a second five-year term. He wrote to
Jonathan last year, alleging the state-owned Nigerian National
Petroleum Corp. had retained almost $50 billion in revenue that
was due to the government. On Feb. 4, he told a Senate finance
committee that $20 billion was outstanding. The NNPC has denied
the allegations.
Central bank spokesman Ugochukwu Okoroafor wasn’t aware of
Jonathan’s decision when called on his mobile phone today.
Sanusi’s mobile phone was switched off and he didn’t immediately
respond to an e-mail seeking comment.
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