Tinubu appoints special investigator, probes CBN, related entities

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Jim Osayande Obazee as a special investigator to investigate the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), which appears to be a further setback for suspended governor Godwin Emefiele. President Bola Tinubu has appointed Jim Osayande Obazee as a special investigator to investigate the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), which appears to be a further setback for suspended governor Godwin Emefiele.

Obazee, who was removed by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2017, probed the CBN during Sanusi Lamido Sanusi’s term. His probe discovered substantial wrongdoing at Nigeria’s central bank, and his recommendation led to Sanusi’s suspension by former President Goodluck Jonathan in February 2014.

Meanwhile, Obazee’s appointment is effective immediately, and he will report directly to the president. President Tinubu stated in his appointment letter dated July 28, 2023, that the special investigator would also work on a complete report on public wealth now in the hands of corrupt individuals and establishments. headtopics.com