Friday, February 21, 2014
Coming soon to a phone near you
Nigeria is an African country with lots of oil. There are two groups in Nigeria that are wealthy, those who control the oil money and those who send all those e-mails asking for your help. One man in Nigeria is about to move from one group to the other.
Nigerian intelligence agents seized the passport of ousted central bank boss Lamido Sanusi when he landed at Lagos airport Thursday, Nasir el Rufai, a close Sanusi ally, told Agence-France press news agency Friday...Remember that name, Lamido Sanusi, you will be getting an e-mail from him soon. But don't help him, he knows how to do it by himself.
Sanusi had become critical of government corruption and has accused the powerful state oil company of misappropriating $20 billion. The oil company, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has repeatedly denied Sanusi’s allegations, which brought the bank governor into conflict with Jonathan’s administration a year before presidential elections.
Enough is Enough (EIE), a coalition of young Nigerians promoting good governance and citizen engagement, said via Twitter the firing was an attempt by the president to quiet dissent.
Analysts said Jonathan, widely thought to be preparing a re-election bid, may have removed Sanusi to silence a powerful critic who was committed to exposing the looting of public funds by political heavyweights.
Sanusi’s job performance was widely applauded by economists within Nigeria and abroad, notably for overhauling a banking sector rife with corruption.
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