Ohanaeze flays CBN’s N100m donation

The organisation was reacting to a report published in one of the national dailies yesterday　disclosing that the CBN Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi presented a N100 million cheque　to the Kano State Deputy Governor, Dr Abdulahi Umar Ganduje during a condolence visit to the Kano State government over the weekend.

According to the report, Sanusi said the donation was part of CBN’s contribution to the state government to alleviate the sufferings of direct victims of the violence and their families.

However, in a swift reaction, Ohanaeze National Publicity Secretary, Ralph Ndigwe, demanded an explanation from Sanusi on why the CBN has not extended similar gestures to hundreds of Igbos who were victims of violent attacks in the North by the Boko Haram sect.

Ndigwe who made the statement in Enugu yesterday, warned that Ohanaeze would champion the removal of Sanusi as CBN governor if he fails to explain the rationale behind the donation to Kano victims only.

"We want Sanusi to tell us what CBN has done for hundreds of Igbos who were victims of Boko Haram violent attacks in various parts of the North. If Sanusi fails to give us an explanation for CBN’s selective donation of N100 million to victims of Kano attack, we will not hesitate to push for his removal from office as CBN governor," the Ohanaeze spokesman stated.

He said somebody occupying the exalted position of CBN governor should be a person who lives above parochial inclinations, adding that Sanusi’s donation to Kano victims only, shows that he puts sectional interests above national interest even as governor of the apex bank.