MISMANAGEMENT: Sanusi, Odimegwu may be sacked

There are strong indications that the
governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),
Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, and
chairman, National Population Commission
(NPC), Mr Festus Odimegwu, may lose their
jobs, following a series of allegations
levelled against them.
The jobs of the two public officers,
according to a Presidency source, became
threatened following investigations carried
out on them over some allegations.
According to the source, both Mallam
Sanusi and Mr Odimegwu were accused of
mismanaging the agencies under their
control, an allegation which President
Goodluck Jonathan was said to have frown
on.
“I can reveal to you that the matter of the
two public officers has come under review
and their jobs may be in the line,” disclosed
the source.
According to him, “they were both accused
of grossly mismanaging the agencies under
their control, an accusation that has been
duly investigated.”
Besides the issue of mismanagement of the
agencies, the source also mentioned that the
two officers were accused of
misrepresenting the government through
their “unguarded statements, which were
often seen as representing the views and
decisions of government.
“For instance, look at the CBN governor; he
is usually embroilled in matters outside his
official duties. How many times do you see
the chairman of the US Federal Reserves
Bank engaging in issues outside his official
engagement? You can only see him speaking
on vital economic issue when it is necessary
to do so, which is rarely,” explained the
source, adding that the NPC chairman was
also guilty of the same offence.
“As for the NPC chairman, his conduct in
recent times has been worrisome. You
cannot be rubbishing everything your
predecessor did. If there is a problem, it is
your job to solve it and not create any
problem for your agency and government,”
the source stated.
Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso,
while addressing State House journalists on
Friday, had called for the sack of
Odimegwu, saying his appointment was a
mistake. The governor was quoted as saying
that many of them (governors) were not
with the appointment of the NPC chairman