The State Security Service charged Mr Emefiele on two counts bordering on alleged possession of firearms.
Referring to the electorate, the lawmaker said, “They know they were not electing a magician. And nobody promised a magical solution.”
The CBN has announced that the 292nd meeting of the MPC will be held on Monday and Tuesday, to be chaired by Folashodun Shonubi, the acting governor of the CBN.
The judge adjourned the matter until October 31 for the CBN and Mr Emefiele to show cause why an arrest warrant should not be issued against him.
“A Biafran Republic agitator and Outlawed IPOB counsel defending the suspended CBN governor. Is IPOB defending one of theirs?” the tweet partly read.
The SSS tweet elicited reactions from Nigerians, who described it as “irresponsible and disgraceful”.
A July 13 information accused the former CBN chief of owning an unlicensed gun and bullets in violation of the 2004 Firearms Act — a criminal statute that carries a jail sentence.
The former CBN governor has been in the custody of the secret police since June 10, a day after he was fired by President Bola Tinubu.
Peoples Gazette has compiled seven key scopes that Mr Tinubu may consider to live true to his promise of reducing public corruption and enhancing the judiciary.
The president said the administration was on the pathway to success despite the country’s challenges.
