Former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido, on Wednesday revealed why he was sacked as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and Emir of Kano.
Sanusi in his statement disclosed that he was removed from these positions because of his attitude of speaking the truth to those in power.
The former Emir stated this while speaking at the closing ceremony of the AIG Public Leadership Programme Class of 2021, in Abuja.
The former CBN governor said, “always stood to speak the truth to power, the 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.”
Sanusi condemned Civil Servants for trading their conscience for personal gains.
The former monarch who stated that civil servants no longer perform their duties creditably said, “over 80 per cent of them have lost their conscience for personal gains.”
The Chairman and Co-founder of Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede while speaking at the event noted that the foundation spent £563,000 in training 49 top civil servants for the Public Leaders’ Programme Class of 2021.
He disclosed that has partnered with the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, the foundation drew top executives as beneficiaries from across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
