Northern Christians fault Sanusi on N25m donation

The CBN Governor

The Northern Christian Elders Forum (NORCEF) yesterday lashed out at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi over what it termed a face-saving and belated donation to victims of the Christmas Day bombing at Madalla, Niger State. 

In a statement, entitled: “Sanusi’s face-saving measures”, signed by its Chairman, Evangelist Matthew Owojaiye,  NORCEF accused the CBN governor of bias. 

They wondered why he waited until the attack on his state, Kano, and donated to the victims before remembering the Madalla bombings. 

The statement noted that there have been deadly attacks in other parts of the country, such as Yobe, Bauchi, Plateau, Niger, Kaduna and Adamawa by the dreaded Boko Haram sect, saying, “why didn’t the CBN governor make any donation to the victims?”

The statement reads: “Media reports have it that Sanusi has donated N25 million to the victims of the bomb blast that killed many people at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, on Christmas Day last year.

“The donation is coming weeks after he had donated a whopping N100 million to the victims of another bomb blast in Kano, his home state.

“To us, the N25 million donations to the Madalla victims is just a mere face-saving measure by the CBN governor, and Nigerians should not be deceived about the fact that he is using the CBN to advance his personal and sectional interest.”