Laolu Akande, former VP aide, calls for thorough probe of Emefiele

Laolu Akande, the erstwhile Senior Special Assistant to former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has called for a thorough probe of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.

Akande said this in a tweet posted on Saturday night, June 10.

Akande said that the embattled CBN boss had failed to redeem himself, despite being “given a long rope and fair consideration.”

He noted that it was high time the CBN governor faced an investigation.

According to him, “It was about time the CBN governor faced suspension and an accompanying investigation.

“All people of goodwill and those who value integrity, irrespective of political leanings, would be thankful for this development. Emefiele was given a long rope and fair consideration, but he failed to redeem himself,” he said.

Call for Emefiele’s probe not about Naira scarcity, says Akande. Noting that his request wasn’t due to the issue of naira scarcity, he added that Emefiele’s actions at the CBN were to the detriment of Nigerians.

“This is not even about cashless policy but apparent corruption in the dual foreign exchange policy and the arbitrage. What a sigh of relief,” he stated.