A frontline media practitioner, Chief Dele Momodu, has urged the administration of President Bola Tinubu not to treat the suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele like a victim of political vendetta.
A former presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party said Emefiele’s rights must be fully respected and guaranteed under the law, during his investigation of alleged infractions.
Emefiele was suspended on Friday by President Bola Tinubu and immediately arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) in Lagos, and later taken to Abuja for questioning on allegation of terrorism financing, money laundering and financial crimes.
Mr Momodu in an Instagram post he titled James Bond Moves, admitted that the CBN boss had exhibited
some “foibles and egocentricities” while in office, yet people should know that he served the country in good and bad times.
Momodu wrote: “On several occasions, I had cautioned then Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria GODWIN EMEFIELE at the peak of his glory when he started seeing himself as a politician and even attempted a misadventure by clandestinely making a Presidential bid. I knew he was heading to Golgotha. Now, as I envisaged, the cookies have crumbled.
“Unlike those gloating over his tragic fall from grace, I will urge that he must not be treated like a victim of political vendetta. His rights must be fully respected and guaranteed under the Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. On this special day of the 30th anniversary of June 12, no attempt should be made to install a civilian dictatorship in our beloved country.
“EMEFIELE has served his country in good and bad times. Like all mortals, he must have displayed his foibles and egocentricities at some point but that cannot be enough reason to treat him summarily like a certified criminal when he’s not been tried…
“He should not be humiliated ahead of any intended probe or trial…
