President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has stated that the allegations against Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), are so many that the federal government is uncertain about which charges to bring against him.
Akpabio, who made these remarks on Sunday at a Thanksgiving service organised by Barinada Mpigi, senator representing Rivers south-east senatorial district, blamed the current hardship in the country on actions that “they took.”.
He also noted that the current hunger and economic hardship are the consequences of almost 60 years of decay.
His words: “So the kind of debt and the economic mess that we are in… and lots of people do not understand.
“I remember President Obama saying you cannot know Washington until you get to Washington. So by the time we went in to look at the economic situation of the country, it was terrible.
“So you know that the former governor of central bank, we don’t even know what to charge him with.
“Whether to charge him for putting foam on top of a pail, or to charge him for illegal possession of firearms, or to charge him for printing notes without income. I don’t know what we’re going to charge him with.
“But what we know is that yes, there is hunger today because of the kind of policies and actions that they took and we recognise that, and I think every political party should recognise that there is hunger, and we’re battling to ensure that Nigerians can sleep with their eyes closed.
“There is insecurity. We’re battling to ensure Nigerians can eat three square meals a day.
He, however, appealed to Nigerians to exercise patience, assuring them that the Tinubu-led administration would fulfill the promises they “campaigned and danced” around the country for.
“But rest assured that we campaigned for this job, we campaigned and danced around the country. We will not let you down.
“We will get to the bottom of it. All we need is patience. The rot that has happened in Nigeria for so many years, for almost 60 years, cannot be solved in six months. So what we need is patience… patience from all quarters.”
The event, held in Koroma, Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State, was attended by Dave Umahi, the Minister of Works; Martin Amaewhule, the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly; and other dignitaries.
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