Exposed: How CBN Created Two New Depts to Employ Sons, Daughters of Politically Connected Nigerians

 

We reported it here few weeks ago in an exclusive and shocking disclosure that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, has handed out jobs of the apex bank to the children of those highly connected in order to save his own.

 

We followed up the report with a list of at least 91 people tied to influential or highly placed Nigerians who were recently offered juicy appointments by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in a hiring process that was highly secretive.

 

The list of beneficiaries of the CBN’s job largesse include a daughter of former Vice President, Abubakar Atiku, a son of Mamman Daura, a nephew of President Muhammadu Buhari and one of the closest members of the president’s inner circle, a son of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, a daughter of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’aba.

 

 

Also a daughter of the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, a son of the Minister of Internal Affairs, Abdurahman Danbazzau and at least 86 others were employed by the CBN.

 

 

In a new disclosure, SaharaReporters has revealed that Nigeria's apex bank, CBN created two new departments just to employ sons, daughters an relatives of politically connected Nigerians.