A
motion on the “misuse of public funds” by the Governor of the Central
Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Lamido Sanusi, caused a rowdy session at the
House of Representatives on Wednesday as members on opposing sides
almost got into a fistfight. A member from Kano State, Mr. Aminu
Suleiman, accused the Speaker, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, of taking sides in
the matter.
A member from Yobe State, Mr. Goni
Lawan, described Sanusi’s donation of N100m and N25m to Kano and
Madalla bomb blast victims respectively as “an act of terrorism.”
He said, “When I first heard of the
action of the CBN governor, I was surprised. I asked whether Yobe and
Borno states were not parts of Nigeria, as these attacks took place
there first.
“There was a time during the General
(Ibrahim) Babangida (retd.) era when there was a coup (Gideon Orka coup)
and they said some of us were excised from Nigeria.
“So, I had to check the 1999 Constitution again to be sure that Yobe and Borno were still parts of Nigeria.
“This action by the CBN governor is an
act of terrorism; in fact, he is a terrorist. Sanusi is causing
confusion in this country.
“Up till today, Yobe and Borno states have not received any assistance from the Federal Government on this issue of attacks.”
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