President Jonathan suspends CBN Governor, Sanusi

President Goodluck Jonathan suspended the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. According to a statement signed Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Sanusi’s tenure has been ‘characterized by various acts of financial recklessness and misconduct which are inconsistent with the administration’s vision of a Central Bank propelled by the core values of focused economic management, prudence, transparency and financial discipline’. Below is excerpts of the statement from the presidency:

Official statement from President Jonathan on Dana Airline crash

Below is a statement issued by President Goodluck Jonathan after yesterday’s DANAAir plane crash in Lagos where 153 people are reported dead......

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has declared a three-day period of national mourning for all those who lost their lives in the Dana plane crash in Lagos today. President Jonathan, who has cancelled all his public engagements scheduled for tomorrow, has also directed that the Nigerian flag be flown at half-mast for the three days of national mourning.

Meanwhile, the President has ordered the fullest possible investigation into the crash. In compliance with the President’s directive, the Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah has already left Abuja for Lagos to oversee the crash investigations and present an interim report to the Federal Government as quickly as possible.