Former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki says the plot to remove Godwin Emefiele as Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor is the handwork of highly placed politicians.
Recall the Department of State Services (DSS) accused Emefiele of terrorism financing and economic crimes and had a request to arrest him rejected by the court.
But in a statement on Wednesday, Saraki said as a victim of a similar “politically-motivated accusation”, he noticed some clouds around the DSS court action.
Saraki wondered why the case was initiated just over two months to the general elections, after the CBN introduced tough guidelines on the cashless regime and redesigned the naira.
“My position is not to support Emefiele but to support democracy which is being targeted by the plotters.
“With all the due respect that I have for the DSS as a very professional security agency, I still found it very difficult to understand what led to the charges.”
Saraki wondered why the DSS did not provide concrete evidence that will enable the court to take a good decision, giving room for suspicion and speculations.
He noted that case is being seen as part of “a grand plot by those who want to undermine and sabotage the coming general election because their calculation on vote buying, rigging, and excessive use of money is falling apart”.
He therefore urged security agencies to distance themselves “from the anarchists and anti-democratic elements masquerading as democrats or political players”.
