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President Tinubu Appoints Special Investigator to Probe CBN Amid Emefiele’s Trial

President Bola Tinubu appoints a Special Investigator to probe the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN and Related Entities.

In a letter, the president named Jim Osayande Obazee, the Chief Executive Officer, Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria as the investigator.

The President asked the Special Investigator to investigate CBN and key Government Business Entities and to report directly to his office.

The president also sent a copy of his directive suspending Godwin Emefiele as Governor of the CBN on June 9, 2023.

You  will recall that the suspended CBN Governor, Emefiele has been in DSS custody since then. He was arraigned in court last week and granted bail but was rearrested by the secret police

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