Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to approve any study leave or any other form of leave for any essential officers leaving the incoming Bola administration. Tinubu.
The Governor specifically mentioned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, who he said had applied for leave and urged the President to deny that request to the Governor of CBN.
Matawall praised the president and his wife for their efforts to ensure a smooth transition and handover to President-elect Bola Tinubu but lamented that several other government officials acted differently.
Focusing on Emefiele, governor Zamfara accused the outgoing CBN governor of overseeing the mismanagement of the country’s financial and monetary systems. He insisted on asking the Governor of CBN to stay to report everything that happened under him to the incoming administration. “He is the one who initiated and implemented the recent disastrous Naira Swap policy, the Naira seizure plan, which has caused countless woes and injuries to Nigerians and hampered their economy. ta.
“I and my two brother governors sued the federal government for this unwise policy and fought staunchly until we got some respite for the people of Emefiele and our company.
“This same Emefiele now wants to leave school with about 10 months left in his term, obviously to avoid responsibility. This is unacceptable. President Buhari should not accept this. “Emefiele must continue his work to report everything that has happened under his leadership to the incoming administration. He has to answer any questions the new regime might ask him, especially since he still has a few months left in his term,” Matawall said.
He also urged the President not to approve overseas missions or grant any foreign travel to any official at any level of the outgoing government who may need or strategy for the smooth start of the new government.
The governor alleges that some government officials are behaving as if they want to obstruct the new regime.
“I am aware that some outgoing government officials are preparing to sneak out of the country at this critical time when they need to answer specific questions, although I do not wish to name them here. This. “President Buhari should ignore their grand and unpatriotic plan. These plans are dangerous and demonic. They make it clear that these officers have something to hide. This must be stopped immediately. Any scheme to evade accountability is not in the interest of accountability, transparency, and the fight against corruption, which President Buhari has advocated in government, nor in the interests of the government. of the new administration taking off unhindered. “It is also not in the interest of the country, which the president has always promoted and defended. This is my call and why I decided to speak out as a patriotic and caring Governor of Nigeria,” he added.
