Nigeria’s financial system was destroyed under the suspended governor of the central bank, Godwin Emefiele, President Bola Tinubu said Friday in Paris.
Reacting to the recent arrest of Mr Emefiele, Mr Tinubu said the country’s financial system was “rotten” under the ex-bank chief.
Mr Emefiele has since 10 June been in the custody of Nigeria’s secret police, SSS, following his suspension from office by the president.
After his arrest, the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation said Mr Emefiele was under investigation.
Earlier, during the tenure of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, PREMIUM TIMES reported how the SSS accused Mr Emefiele of various crimes including financing terrorism.
On Friday, at an interactive session with Nigerians in Paris, France, President Tinubu said the financial system was damaged by Mr Emefiele.
“Then the financial system was rotten,” Mr Tinubu’s office quoted him as saying at the event.
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