Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki says the move to
remove Godwin Emefiele as Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor is related to
the 2023 election.
The ex-Kwara Governor warned security agencies not to allow
themselves to be used to scuttle the presidential poll.
The Department of State Services (DSS) accused Emefiele of
terrorism financing and economic crimes, a situation that dents the image of
the apex bank amid fears of further naira fall.
In a statement on Wednesday, Saraki said as a victim of a
similar “politically-motivated accusation”, he noticed some clouds around the
DSS court action.
The politician said the case was initiated just over two
months to the general elections, after the CBN introduced tough guidelines on
the cashless regime and redesigned the naira.
“As somebody who had been wrongly accused of involvement in
the Offa robbery by political opportunists, I feel that a similar intrigue is
being weaved by those who are bent on sabotaging the 2023 elections.
Saraki observed that the DSS suit at the Federal High Court
in Abuja has been described as frivolous and without concrete evidence.
“My position is not to support Emefiele but to support
democracy which is being targeted by the plotters.
“With all the due respect that I have for the DSS as a very
professional security agency, I still found it very difficult to understand
what led to the charges.”
Saraki wondered why the DSS did not provide concrete
evidence that will enable the court to take a good decision, giving room room
for suspicion and speculations.
He noted that case is being seen as part of “a grand plot by
those who want to undermine and sabotage the coming general election because
their calculation on vote buying, rigging, and excessive use of money is
falling apart”.
The new CBN regulation on a cashless regime is sure to
frustrate the partisan fraudsters, the mischievous politicians and unpatriotic
elements, the statement added.
Saraki said the same elements attempted to use the National
Assembly to tamper with the electoral process by frustrating the electronic
transmission of results, Biometric Voters Accreditation System (BVAS), the new
guidelines on currency change and cash withdrawal.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain urged security
agencies to distance themselves “from the anarchists and anti-democratic
elements masquerading as democrats or political players”.
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