VANGUARD MONDAY JANUARY 6, 2014 PAGE 47 PUBLICATION ON SANUSI
BEING A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE NORTHERN YOUTH MOVEMENT FOR POSITIVE CHANGE AT ITS EMERGENCY MEETING HELD IN KADUNA ON FRIDAY, 20TH DECEMBER, 2013.
RESIGN, SANUSI RESIGN
INTRODUCTION:
At an emergency meeting of the Northern Youth Movement for Positive Change held in Kaduna on Friday, December 20, 2013, we deliberated on matters bordering on the peace, progress and stability of our dear country Nigeria. After a careful analysis of recent developments in the polity, we feel constrained as Patriotic Nigerians to specifically address the recent false allegation by CBN governor, Mallam Lamido Sanusi that about USD 50 Billion was missing from the federation account.
Our dear Brother, Assalamu Alaikum,
You know that throughout the Glorious Quran, Allah Almighty spoke in 100s of verses about liars and deceivers, and promised them Hell Fire for their evil: “AND DO NOT (AND CONFUSE) THE TRUTH WITH FALSEHOOD, DO NOT SUPPRESS THE TRUTH KNOWINGLY”. (THE NOBLE QUARAN 2:42).
“If any one dispute in this matter with thee now after (full) knowledge hath come to thee, say: “Come! Let us gather together, -our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves; then let us earnestly pray AND INVOKE THE CURSE OF GOD ON THOSE WHO LIE” (THE NOBLE QURAN 3:61).
It is in recognition of this injunction that we wish to observe and comment as follows:
1. BACKGROUND:
Our Brother, we know how you secured your current lofty job as Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria. When the position of the Governor became vacant during the Yar’Adua’s Admonistration, it was Senator Bukola Saraki who introduced you to the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. He assured Yar’Adua that you will embrace the economy and that being a good Muslim, you will help propagate Islam. Muslims in Nigeria generally regarded you as a good Islamic Scholar having studied in Sudan with emphasis on Islamic Banking.
It was based on this that you were given the appointment. But your actions and inactions do not conform to the expectations of your office, and the reasons are not too farfetched. Governor Rotimi Amaechi, is a very good friend of Senator Bukola Saraki. It’s a well-known fact that these two Politicians employed you to do their bidding.
2. RECENT ACTIONS:
Based on the information made available to the senate, the Senate Committee Chairman of Petroleum Resources (Downstream) went to the National Assembly to accuse NNPC of stealing USD 7 Billion from the Federation Account. When he could not convince his colleagues to institute a probe, Rotimi Amaechi took over the campaign.
Again, both the National Assembly and the public ignored them. This time around they encouraged you to write this now infamous letter to the President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, alleging that USD 49.8 Billion was missing. The content of the letter was now leaked to the press hoping that Nigerians will riot, protest and cause general mayhem, and eventually lead to the fall of President Jonathan’s administration.
Alas! The Public is wiser.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives joined the bandwagon to prepare the public to receive another infamous letter, this time by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. Again, relying on the lies by Mallam Lamido Sanusi.
3. OUR POSITION:
After a careful appraisal of the incendiary contents of the letter by the CBN Governor Mallam Sanusi Lamido to the President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, in which he alleged that the NNPC had only remitted about 24% of their accrued earnings to the federation account from January 2012 to July 2013, while the huge balance of about 76%, amounting to USD 49.8 Billion was missing, we feel obliged to intervene.
In doing this, we took cognizance of the eminent position Mallam Sanusi occupies in Nigeria. This presupposes that before he makes any public comment, he must have evaluated it thoroughly in order not to put the economy in jeopardy, or cause the confidence of foreign investors in our economy to be eroded.
In order climes, persons occupying similar positions are circumspect in making public comments, because they understand the implications of their utterances on the economy, but not Sanusi. He has commended on practically everything under the sun, even on issues outside his purview. He certainly does not appreciate the enormity of responsibility bestowed and expected of his high office.
In his letter to the President, he muddled up figures, and made false claims, thereby indirectly alluding that corruption thrives in the Jonathan administration. Having succeeded in misleading the gullible public, just last week he made a volte face by withdrawing his earlier claim that about USD 49.8 Billion was missing.
By his double speech Sanusi has cast a credibility question on himself and the institution he represents. His managerial acumen is also questionable. As head of Nigeria’s apex Bank, he ought to have cross checked his facts before going public, or even writing Mr. President.
In his position as CBN Governor, he has unlimited access to the top management of NNPC, so it is surprising that rather than double check his information with the relevant government agencies, he chose to play to the gallery, obviously with an intent to garner accolades as a superstar, and an incorruptible Nigerian. But Nigerians know better.
Mallam Lamido Sanusi as a prince of the prestigious Kano emirate has demeaned his princely position, and the entire Kano emirate, more so as he has been carrying on of late that he wishes to one day become the emir of Kano.
By his actions, he has portrayed himself as an unserious person, who dabbles into issues without doing his homework. Any person occupying such high office must as Caesar’s wife be above board but Mallam Sanusi chooses to use any opportunity to regale Nigerians with his sanctimonious posturing as an untouchable.
From the information made available by the NNPC in response to Sanusi’s false alarm, Nigerians have come to know the truth. First, there is no missing money from the federation account, and neither has NNPC failed to remit oil revenues as at when due as the CBN Governor alleged.
Going by the information put out by the NNPC, Sanusi does not know the workings of the oil and gas industry, yet he chose to toe the path of self-glorification by raising alarm without any justification whatsoever.
The CBN Governor himself had during his appearance along with the Ministers of Finance and Petroleum respectively, at the Senate Finance Committee probe of the allegation recanted his claims. He also said he regretted inundating the populace with such spurious allegation.
For failing to seek clarification on the true state of the alleged missing funds and not following established channels before going public with his claims, Mallam Sanusi has no moral authority to continue as the CBN Governor. His credibility has come into serious question, and Nigerians can no longer believe him.
Therefore, in order not to further taint the image of the nation’s apex bank, we call on Mallam Sanusi to immediately tender his resignation. We make this demand with all sense of responsibility and patriotism in order to reassure our foreign partners and investors that our economy is healthy and stable.
It’s unfortunate that Mallam Sanusi, since assumption of office has been carrying on more as a politician than a corporate helmsman. He has also thrown away all sense of decorum required of the head of the nation’s apex Bank, thereby putting data emanating from the CBN in doubt.
This attitude of making unwarranted statements on sensitive national issues by Sanusi should not be cordoned anymore. The latest act of Sanusi is another example of his many unguarded public outbursts that usually do more harm than good to the polity.
A public commentator once remarked that, “our friend Mallam Sanusi seems to forget that though he is a governor, he is not an elected governor of a state”. For Mallam Sanusi, talking is cheap and every opportunity must be exploited to speak even when it demeans his exalted office.
This cannot be allowed to continue and Mallam Sanusi should immediately tender his resignation or else he would go down in history as the first CBN governor to intentionally or ignorantly mislead the nation from his vantage position, by throwing up unfounded allegations just to malign other people and embarrass the government of President Jonathan.
Mallam, as a true Muslim you know that you have lied against God and Man. You have deliberately chosen to overheat the polity thereby abusing your position as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Therefore, the only honorable path for you is to resign as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, to avoid desecrating the respected institution further.
Long Live Northern Youth Movement for Positive Change
Long Live the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
SIGNED:
For: NORTHERN YOUTH MOVEMENT FOR POSITIVE CHANGE
Hon. Dogara J. Bassa Alhaji Ishiaka Babanagode
Secretary Chairman

Ok

Nigerians and religion!

Christians write letters impersonating muslims and vice versa to heat up the polity.

When you fight corruption,it fights back.

Sanusi has failed & it is deem fit for him to resign honorably

Tell those northern youth to make their pronouncement in the middle of sokoto or Kano market for us to believe.