'No, no, no!' President Goodluck Jonathan - no regrets over suspending Nigeria's whistle-blowing central bank chief.
- 10 years ago
Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan has expressed no regrets for suspending the head of the country’s central bank after the governor revealed in February that billions in oil revenues were missing.
During a wide-ranging exclusive interview with euronews, President Jonathan said Lamido Sanusi, who was ousted from his post four months before his term in office was due to end, was not “fit to work” as Nigeria’s central bank chief.
Internationally, attitudes towards Sanusi are very different. In 2010, he was named central bank governor of the year for 2010.
President Jonathan defended his own reputation in tackling corruption in Nigeria declaring: “No president anywhere in the world… can promise to take corruption to zero level.”
Nigeria’s president also responded to criticism of his country’s military, accused by human rights groups of rights violations and brutality in dealing with an Islamist insurgence from Boko Haram. He said: “The key to our military intervention is to reduce the collateral damage on the populace.”
During a wide-ranging exclusive interview with euronews, President Jonathan said Lamido Sanusi, who was ousted from his post four months before his term in office was due to end, was not “fit to work” as Nigeria’s central bank chief.
Internationally, attitudes towards Sanusi are very different. In 2010, he was named central bank governor of the year for 2010.
President Jonathan defended his own reputation in tackling corruption in Nigeria declaring: “No president anywhere in the world… can promise to take corruption to zero level.”
Nigeria’s president also responded to criticism of his country’s military, accused by human rights groups of rights violations and brutality in dealing with an Islamist insurgence from Boko Haram. He said: “The key to our military intervention is to reduce the collateral damage on the populace.”