Immediate past governor of the Central bank of Nigeria and the
reigning Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has alleged that massive
corruption is still being perpetrated by President Goodluck Jonathan’s
administration. This was as he stood by his earlier disclosure that $20
billion was missing from the account of the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation, NNPC.
Sanusi, who disclosed this yesterday while being
interviewed by Christine Amanpour on CNN, maintained that the
presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Gen. Muhammadu
Buhari (rtd.), was right on the level of corruption in the country. He
held that the level of corruption in the country was massive and needed
to be addressed sufficiently.
According to the monarch, “Yes, General Buhari is right on the level of
corruption in the country and we need to address this sufficiently.
“We have not helped the situation by living in denial (that the situation does not exist).
“I don’t want to dwell on this because of the time that we are and we are close to an election.”
While maintaining that about $20 billion was missing from the account
of the NNPC, which was not remitted to the Federation Account, Sanusi
said: “This has not been addressed adequately and from the account of
the corporation, about $20 billion was not remitted to the federation
account. We need to address this.”
The Kano Emir further called
on other northern leaders to rise up and speak against the activities of
the terror group, Boko Haram, saying he was not afraid to die as a
result of his opposition to the sect.
“I have achieved everything that I could achieve. So, what is there to be afraid of?” he asked.
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