Tinubu appoints "Special Investigator" to probe CBN and Related Entities

 Nigeria's President, Bola Tinubu has appointed a special investigator, Jim Osayande Obazee, the Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN), to probe the country's apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Tinubu made the appointment through a letter addressed to Obazee said the full terms of his engagement will be communicated to him in due course.

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 Part of the letter reads:

“In accordance with the fundamental objective set forth in Section 15(5) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), this administration is today, continuing the fight against corruption by appointing you as a Special Investigator, to investigate the CBN and Related Entities. This appointment shall be with immediate effect and you are to report directly to my office.

"The full terms of your engagement as Special Investigator shall be communicated to you in due course but, require that you immediately take steps to ensure the strengthening and probity of key Government Business Entities (GBEs), further block leakages in CBN and related GBEs and provide a comprehensive report on public wealth currently in the hands of corrupt individuals and establishments (whether private or public).

"You are to investigate the CBN and related entities using a suitably experienced, competent, and capable team and work with relevant security and anti-corruption agencies to deliver on this assignment. I shall expect a weekly briefing on the progress being made.”

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele was on June 10, 2023 suspended by President Tinubu.