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Senate President Godswill Akpabio says the allegations against Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), are so numerous that the federal government does not know which charges to pin on him.

Akpabio made the remarks on Sunday during a thanksgiving service organised by Barinada Mpigi, senator representing Rivers south-east senatorial district.

The number three citizen also blamed the economic hardship sweeping through the land on the policies and actions that “they took”.

He did not specify who “they” entails.

Akpabio further said the prevailing hunger and economic hardship are consequences of almost 60 years of rot.

He appealed to Nigerians to be patient, while promising that the current istration will deliver on the promises they “campaigned and danced” around the country for.

“So the kind of debt and the economic mess that we are in… and lots of people do not understand,” Akpabio said.

“I President Obama saying you cannot know Washington until you get to Washington. So by the time we went in to look at the economic situation of the country, it was terrible.

“So you know that the former governor of central bank, we don’t even know what to charge him with.

“Whether to charge him for putting foam on top of a pail, or to charge him for illegal possession of firearms, or to charge him for printing notes without income. I don’t know what we’re going to charge him with.

“But what we know is that yes, there is hunger today because of the kind of policies and actions that they took and we recognise that, and I think every political party should recognise that there is hunger and we’re battling to ensure that Nigerians can sleep with their eyes closed.

“There is insecurity. We’re battling to ensure Nigerians can eat three square meals a day.

“But rest assured that we campaigned for this job, we campaigned and danced around the country. We will not let you down.

“We will get to the bottom of it. All we need is patience. The rot that has happened in Nigeria for so many years, for almost 60 years, cannot be solved in six months. So what we need is patience… patience from all quarters.”

The event, which took place in Koroma, Tai LGA of Rivers, was also attended by Dave Umahi, minister of works; Martin Amaewhule, speaker of the Rivers house of assembly; and other dignitaries.


BACKGROUND

Emefiele was suspended on June 9, 2023, by President Bola Tinubu, who also ordered a probe into his tenure as governor of the apex bank.

He was subsequently arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) and on July 25, he was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on “illegal possession” of firearms, at a federal high court in Ikoyi.

He was later granted bail in the sum of N20 million. However, he was rearrested by the DSS on the court premises on the same day.

In August, the court struck out the suit after the federal government filed an application to withdraw the charge of “illegal possession of firearms” against him.

A fresh 20-count charge was then filed before the federal capital territory (FCT) high court by the federal ministry of justice.

He was subsequently arraigned at the FCT high court in Abuja, on a six-count charge bordering on procurement fraud, and remanded at the Kuje correctional facility.

On November 8, Emefiele was granted bail and released, after spending 151 days in detention.

On January 18, the federal government amended the criminal charges filed against him.

The charges, formerly six counts, were increased to 20 counts.

The amended charges border on alleged breach of trust, forgery, conspiracy to commit forgery, procurement fraud and conspiracy to commit a felony.

https://www.thecable.ng/akpabio-fg-doesnt-even-know-what-to-charge-emefiele-with/amp

The useless circle of blame game continues.

From executive to judiciary to the legislature, to inec to police
Cursed be unto everyone of you that connived to sell and rig the February 2023 presidential elections.

Vagabonds in power.

Just charge him with attempted mass murder...

a thief calling another person a thief

Kill him

When it was GEJ's turn, you people expected him to solve the rot in 4 years, but now that it's your turn, we need patience is all we hear! You've had 8 months to look into the situation...the blame game is tiring, we need action and not some motivational speech of how we need to be patient! List his crimes and charge him and stop being confused... it's rather shameful

How can a senator be talking like this...charge him according to the constitution.

Birds of same feather. Mtchewww

My problem with emefiele is not that money is missing. My problem with him is that as a southerner, why did he allow himself to be used by the cabal whom are mostly northerners to milk this country dry. As a CBN gov, he aided the last istration in milking this country and it's part of the reason our currency is crumbling cos there is no fund to maintain it. He should have stood his ground against the cabal. Now they all left him to bear the consequences alone.

If justice were to be served, all the top officials in the last istration, including the president should be in jail and the looted funds recovered from them.

All I can say is you are not better....
You guys are carefully trying not to pin something on him that would indict Buhari and a bunch of your likes...

All of una. Na the same. Finish your tenure make breeze blow your own yansh too
#ShamingTheShamelessWhenUnaDeyTogther#

The only reason Emiefele is going thru this torment... is cos he almost ruined Tinubus chances at getting to Asorock

Nigerians should stop being fooled ... the main criminals in the las dispensation has never been invited , talkless of arrested ...

If Emefiele dint use that tactics of Naira scarcity b4 the elections to try to stop Tinubu from bribery and excessive vote buying , he too will be a free man today...

Emefiele is the only reason Tinubu dint get over 50% of the votes ...

Lol..... confused lots. They are looking for a means not to rope Buhari in. Same thing Buhari did to Dasuki, BAT is doing same now to Emefiele. Emefiele himself should not cover MB. Sing like a bird man, snitch on that vegetable

I so much love what happened during bubu and I like what's happening under Tinubu.
Buhari did his own and left, Tinubu is doing his and would definitely leave, in all these, during buhari Era his kinsmen were caught eating grasses, now Tinubu took over and his sisters are planning to beat him up in Ogun state.

It's obvious FG don't have case against him.
The person that ought to be in jail is Buhari.
The man looted Nigeria's treasury beyond repair.
APC decided to arrest the messenger instead of the person that instructed the messenger.

Buhari is a cancer, it beats my imagination how some fools call him Mr integrity.
That man should rot in jail for all eternity.

Mmmmm

Pls charge that immediately
Let him suffer the pains he’s caused us

Meanwhile I’ll successfully track your lost or stolen phones or devices at a fee of 15k
A trial will convince you
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Islie:

https://www.thecable.ng/akpabio-fg-doesnt-even-know-what-to-charge-emefiele-with/amp

They know but corruption won't let them know what to do.If it were to o be a poor person now the charges will long like rope but Emefiele is wealthy so everyone will collect their own share and lock up.

Anything you charge him make sure u include buhari too

Gather the evidence, gather financial forensics to dig up everything.

Charge him with treason, because his ineptitude has now pushed 300 million Nigerians into worse living conditions.

If you charge him very well, the present/future CBN governors will sit up or resign if they are compromised.

But we all know you are playing to the gallery, probably half of you guys will go down with Emefiele if you charge him.

Most of the politicians today benefitted from Emefiele.

Islie:

https://www.thecable.ng/akpabio-fg-doesnt-even-know-what-to-charge-emefiele-with/amp

Akpabio that has criminal charges on him is calling another person like him a thief. Was Akpabio not part of the last government that everyone is blaming and if Nigerian destruction is taken sixteen years back, Akpabio was still actively involved in whatever nigeria has become today.

Houseontherock1:
You've had 8 months to look into the situation...

The guy couldn't even count it is going to 9 months and the idiot said six months.

If they didn't know what the situation really was on what basis did they make their promises, if not on lies and deceits?

Are we sure their current statement is also not based on lies and deceits?

Hmmmmmmm

Mtcheww

People stone people party will soon be formed.

Tinubu brought buhari, buhari brought emefiele, emefiele and buhari brought tinubu. All of them are APC politicians.
They all destroyed Nigeria

Charge him with all of them since they're so numerous. Are you lots dunces?

Igbo ppl gonna cry persecution of their biafran son if charged n imprisoned

Jax1:
Vagabonds in power.

Vagabonds ALLOWED to be in power by clueless, tribalist masses, who have short memories

Senate President Godswill Akpabio says the allegations against Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), are so numerous that the federal government does not know which charges to pin on him.

Quality20:
Igbo ppl gonna cry persecution of their biafran son if charged n imprisoned

I have never seen a confused lots like you guys. You said Delta is not Igbo so why are you dragging Igbo into this? You tribal bigot. We are talking about the rot going on in the country the first thing that came to your mind was tribal issue. I know their is hunger in the land but I think your situation is not just hunger induced but something more.

Emefiele, was the the brain behind all this hardship in Nigeria, he looted Nigeria dry... And now he is the beloved friend of the people who pretends that they love Nigeria today...