The Senator representing Borno South Senatorial, Ali Ndume, has faulted the deliberate relocation of sure departments of the Central Financial institution of Nigeria and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria from Abuja to Lagos.
In accordance with him, President Bola Tinubu is being misinformed by “political cartels” whom he known as ‘Lagos boy’s, to make unsuitable selections.
Talking throughout an interview with Channels Tv monitored by The Punch on Tuesday, Mr Ndume mentioned: “All these Lagos boys who’re considering that Lagos is Nigeria are simply misinforming and advising the President wrongly.
“These political cartels which are within the corridors of energy are attempting to misinform the President and we’ll inform the President. The President will take motion.
“They aren’t doing any favour to Mr President as a result of it will have political penalties,” he added.
Among the CBN departments focused for relocation are the Banking Supervision, Different Monetary Establishments Supervision, Shopper Safety Division, Cost System Administration Division, and Monetary Coverage Rules Division.
Mr Ndume, the Chief Whip of the Senate, nonetheless, mentioned the relocation of the workplace to Lagos can have political penalties.
He mentioned: “We solely have one Federal Capital and that’s Abuja.“The regulators of the monetary establishments are imagined to be or are in Abuja. Would you like them to maneuver again since you say Lagos is the business capital?
“This is among the errors and I’m certain Mr President will reverse it as a result of it doesn’t work. You may’t have two capitals.
“Is the CBN governor going to be working from Lagos? Or do you now say that as a result of the vast majority of our oil is extracted from South-South, you are taking NNPC to South-South?
“Or is it as a result of Nigeria’s agriculture is extra within the North, you are taking Ministry of Agric to anyplace within the North? It doesn’t work that means.”
He added, “I’m very certain and assured that Mr. President will have a look at this example as a result of he’s a nationalist and never only a Lagos man.”
The event has elicited diversified reactions, with numerous northern stakeholders just like the Arewa Consultative Discussion board, rejecting the choice.