“All we inherited are things that had happened many years ago; we are not here to put blame on any administration but to fix what has been damaged.”
“The CBN’s image was badly battered, so this team that has come on board is a rescue team,” said Mr Gumel. “They have come to rescue the image of the CBN.”
“We will consider the screening of Dr Cardoso at the Committee of the Whole. Cardoso will be screened alongside four deputy governors.”
He said Nigeria must also ensure increased productivity in agriculture and in other sectors to fight the rising inflationary rate.
“Buhari was spending money recklessly,” ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo asserted.
The meeting was centred around synergising towards ensuring Nigeria’s monetary and macroeconomic stability.
Mr Ajayi, however, noted that having an excellent curriculum was one thing, but its implementation remained the most important focus.
The government’s move appeared calculated at not complying with a federal court order that already released Godwin Emefiele from custody based on illegal gun possession charges.
“In this instance, both JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs were said to have provided cash in return,” he said.
Mr Osawi blamed the current hike in petrol prices on the exchange rate and other factors playing out in the global oil market.
