“I always stood to speak the truth to power” – Sanusi speaks on why he was removed as CBN Governor and Emir of Kano

Former CBN Governor, Lamido Sanusi has disclosed the reason he was removed as Governor of Nigeria’s apex bank and as Emir of Kano.

Speaking at the closing ceremony of the AIG Public Leadership Programme Class of 2021, in Abuja, yesterday, Sanusi said he always stood to speak truth to power

I always stood to speak the truth to power, reason I was removed as CBN governor and Emir of Kano, but that did not stop me from doing what I see as the right thing, he said

He lamented that Civil Servants have traded their conscience for personal gains and no longer perform their duties creditably. “over 80 per cent of them have lost their conscience for personal gains, he added