I didn’t sack Emir Sanusi, $49.8bn never went missing in my govt

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday, denied sacking the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, for alleging that $49.8 billion went missing from the country's coffers. Jonathan said Sanusi was suspended because the Financial Reporting Council queried CBN's expenditure and his tenure elapsed.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan , on Thursday, denied sacking the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, for alleging that $49.8 billion went missing from the country's coffers. Jonathan said Sanusi was suspended because the Financial Reporting Council queried CBN's expenditure and his tenure elapsed.

“The one he raised that he was sacked because he blew a whistle that the Federal Government lost $49.8 billion is not quite correct. He was not sacked, he was suspended because the Financial Reporting Council queried the expenditure of CBN. And there were serious infractions that needed to be looked at. That was the reason. 'But somehow, the time was short. So before we finished, his tenure elapsed. Probably, he would have been called back. “On the issue of $ 49.

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