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The Central Bank of Nigeria has come under fire for secretly recruiting dozens of family members of top government officials, including children of ministers and a nephew of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Civil society leaders and lawyers have lambasted the management of the apex bank for the exercise.
In addition, the Socio Economic Rights Accountability Project, SERAP, has given the CBN a 14-day ultimatum to put in place a system of recruitment based on non-discrimination and transparency or face legal action.
“We have evidence that we had written to them, we have evidence that the letter is with them, all that remains is that we wait for them to react. But we won’t wait for them forever,” said SERAP DG, Adetokunbo Mumuni.
“Like we said in our letter, if nothing happens positively as we expected, in the interest of overwhelming majority of Nigerians, we would go to court and test this matter there.
“So they would come and put it as part of their defence, that the Federal Character Commission gave them a waiver, then we’ll take it from there.”
Civil society leaders and lawyers have lambasted the management of the apex bank for the exercise.
In addition, the Socio Economic Rights Accountability Project, SERAP, has given the CBN a 14-day ultimatum to put in place a system of recruitment based on non-discrimination and transparency or face legal action.
“We have evidence that we had written to them, we have evidence that the letter is with them, all that remains is that we wait for them to react. But we won’t wait for them forever,” said SERAP DG, Adetokunbo Mumuni.
“Like we said in our letter, if nothing happens positively as we expected, in the interest of overwhelming majority of Nigerians, we would go to court and test this matter there.
“So they would come and put it as part of their defence, that the Federal Character Commission gave them a waiver, then we’ll take it from there.”
