As controversy rages over the suspension of Mallam Sanusi
Lamido, a renowned economist, Professor Pat Utomi has berated the tenure
of Lamido as a Central Bank governor, describing his original
appointment as “a huge mistake”
Reacting to the suspension of the controversial apex bank chief in a
chat in Abuja, the Director of Lagos Business School, said Sanusi
should never have been appointed as a Central Bank governor in the first
place, declaring “it should not have happened”
Utomi joined two Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana and
Chief Mike Ozhekome who had issued legal positions on the suspension of
the apex bank chief.
While Falana blamed Sanusi for not resigning when so directed by
President Goodluck Jonathan, Ozhekome cited alleged infringements of
extant rules to justify Sanusi’s suspension.
Utomi, however, faulted the nomination and appointment of Sanusi
five years ago on the ground that the suspended bank chief lacked
certain qualities of a Central Bank Governor
Utomi said: “It should not have happened. Sanusi’s appointments was
wrong in the first place. He was not suitable for the job. CBN
governors all over the World are men of great discretion in actions,
pronouncements and deeds.
