SaharaReporters has learnt that Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor,
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, will be forced to leave his post in March, 2014,
two months before the formal expiration of his tenure. Two sources at
the Presidency and a source at the Central Bank told SaharaReporters
that Mr. Sanusi has been ordered to proceed on a post-retirement leave
in March. All three sources concluded that the early exit for the CBN
henchman was occasioned by Mr. Sanusi’s recent
leaked letter to
President Goodluck Jonathan detailing the theft of close to $50 billion
in oil proceeds by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Last week, Mr. Sanusi revised the figure of missing funds down to $12
billion, but the damage to the Jonathan Presidency is considered
massive.
SaharaReporters learnt that Mr. Jonathan has concluded
plans to speedily replace the CBN governor whom the president believes
set out to embarrass his government.
