CBN rubbishes report on Sanusi’s alleged girlfriend •Says “Dr. Maryam Yaro is not, and has never been an employee of CBN”



Contrary to a report making the rounds since Sunday, veterinary expert Dr. Maryam Yaro was neither employed by Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, nor is she an employee of the bank.

CBN Director, Corporate Communications, Ugochukwu A. Okoroafor, made the clarification in a letter faulting a report by the online newspaper Premium Times, which claimed that Dr. Maryam Yaro is Sanusi’s girlfriend and was employed by the CBN Governor because of their alleged romantic relationship.

Documents attached to the letter dated 3rd June, 2013 and addressed to The Ag. Managing Editor of Premium Times, Mr. Idris Akinbajo, showed that Dr. Maryam Yaro is an expert seconded to the CBN by the Nigeria Incentive-based Risk-sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) Plc, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) of the Nigerian Government.

But citing Governor Sanusi’s “usual practice of not responding to libelous comments on his person,” the CBN chose not to respond to Premium Times’ allegation of a romantic relationship between Sanusi and Maryam. Even so, the apex bank noted that the said allegations “are consistent with previous attacks” on Sanusi’s person by the paper.

Below is the text of the letter, a copy of which is in possession of News Express:

“Our attention has been drawn to the libelous story posted on your website on 2nd June, 2013, on the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and which has now been circulated by other online websites and blogging groups.

“The post was full of fabrication and inaccuracies. Ordinarily this would have been best ignored. We are however constrained to write to you on account of the severe implications of the allegations for the integrity of the CBN, as an institution.

“It is also important to reaffirm our long-standing commitment to due process and international best practice in the discharge of every aspect of our statutory mandate.

“We wish to state that CBN is an equal opportunity employer, which prides itself with having female members of staff that possess the highest qualifications, competencies and skills. It is rather reprehensible for anyone to cast such aspersions on the qualifications and integrity of our female staff.

“In the publication, you made the following false allegations:

“That Dr. Maryam Yaro is a staff of the CBN at the level of Assistant Director and that she was recruited without due process, as she was not qualified for the role.

“That the CBN Governor introduced Dr. Yaro to the CBN and exerted pressure on the Human Resources Department to recruit her.

“We wish to state the fact as follows:

“Dr. Maryam Yaro is not, and has never been an employee of the Central Bank of Nigeria. She was one of four consultants (three of whom were male), hired by the Nigeria Incentive-based Risk-sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) Plc; on a one year contract, renewable on the basis of satisfactory performance. NIRSAL Plc is a special purpose vehicle (SPV) set up by the Federal Government of Nigeria, through a partnership between the CBN and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD).

“In the course of establishing NIRSAL, the Hon. Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, through a formal letter, recommended Dr. Yaro to participate in the project as a Specialist on Rural Finance Access.

“Dr. Yaro was hired after a rigorous selection process conducted by the NIRSAL Project Implementation Office. This clearly contradicts the claim that Dr. Yaro was brought in by the CBN Governor.

“Contrary to allegation that the Governor expedited recruitment of Dr. Yaro, the PIO’s recommendation to hire her as a Consultant was written on March 30, 2012 but only received final approval on June 20, 2012.

“It is pertinent to add that Dr. Yaro’s academic qualifications and experience eminently qualify her for the job. She is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), who speaks three Nigerian languages, and has extensive experience working with farmers across the country on different agricultural programmes. She has also been a consultant to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO); and was one of the experts working in the National Programme on Food Security before she was engaged by NIRSAL.

“Please find attached, the relevant documents in support of the facts stated above and we hope you will give this the same publicity you gave your initial story.

“We have noted that the other allegations in the post border on the person of the CBN Governor and are consistent with previous attacks. In line with the Governor’s usual practice of not responding to these libelous comments on his person, we have decided not to respond.

“The CBN shall remain resolute in the pursuit of its statutory mandates regardless of any attempt to distract the institution or its officers.”
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•Photo shows CBN Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.

Source News Express

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Hmmmmm.....na wa o!

Zo Lamido, are you poking her on tax payer's dime or not?

All that employee or secondee stuff is just noise!

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Nice rebuttal from the CBN. That's how professionals rebut spurious allegations. I hope Aba-Thief and "Dog-Okukpe" are watching and LEARNING..

VoodooDoll: Zo Lamido, are you poking her on tax payer's dime or not?

All that employee or secondee stuff is just noise!

You're actually lost. Whether he fvcks her or not is irrelevant. SHE ISN'T A STAFF OF CBN..

End of Story!!

Wetin we no go see nd hear 4 naija

The Question is: Does he fvck her, always ? I love Sanusi and its not my business which pussy he sucks. No man can resist a beautiful offering from a pretty woman. So, this is NOT America, men love women naturally. Its called office romance. I 'enjoy' my secretary sometimes...LOL (just joking)

Chai, this story is making Sanusi sweat. The guy sure has alot of enemies!

CBN has come out to talk the one am concerned about. whether he is digging her or not is none of my biz!

lol@ alhamdulilah after their msgs

Oya go down low

No smoke without fire still

Ok

Where is Sincere 9jarian, come and defend ur beloved Premium Times as staff of CBN .
Premium times and sahara report are synomous 2 rumor monger

“Dr. Yaro was hired after a rigorous selection process conducted by the NIRSAL Project Implementation Office. This clearly contradicts the claim that Dr. Yaro was brought in by the CBN Governor.
She was one of four consultants (three of whom were male), hired by the Nigeria Incentive-based Risk-sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) Plc; on a one year contract,

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Na wao.
The refutal did nt help matters at all.
Whether she is/was a consultant or a staff, this clearly shows that she had some job to do for and with the CBN at the time in question.

We can as well say a contract staff is not a staff becos he or she is not a permanent staff.
Premium times may just be right after all.

but the bottomline is she is partnering with CBN abi? obviously there is something going on for them to even have time to reply the 'so called' allegation.

These randy-ass bastards that are holding sensitive position in this country,God is watching you in 4D

Whether she's a CBN employee or not, the bottom line is that he has a girlfriend.
SHIKENAH!!!!!!!!

All is well.

This confirms that the Premium times report was true. Sanusi has chosen not to respond because he knows that they've got dirt on him. I can see him quivering at his desk hoping that the news dies off and even making underground moves to hush things up.

If the ladty is fat, then she's a confirmed Sanusi's girl friend. He's adicted to heavy mamas.

I hope sanusi wont let ds issue go just like ds, d earlier report was detailed dt it wud u coax u to believe their fabricated lies, i believe ds press media sud face litigations..
Sanusi having a girlfriend is none of anyones business, almost all well-to-do nigerians re guilty of ds dts if it's actually a guilt..

Chai, this story has obviously left SLS sweating, the rebuttal did not address the part where premium times said Sanusi & Dr Yaro were involve in an intimate relationship..
Malam should hold a press conference to convince all doubting thomases..

So dis mumu terrorist the follow get errection? Wat abt his share of the 72 virgins?

They are both adults and are responsible for the decisions they make. But fucking someones wife aint the right thing na.

Ω̴̩̩̩̥α wa Ooº°˚ ˚°ºoo
Seriously watchin as D̶̲̥̅̊ story unfolds.
Bt come Τ̅☺ tink ☺f̶̲̥̅̊ it, ȋ̝̊̅§ it because sanusi ȋ̝̊̅§ D̶̲̥̅̊ cbn gov D̶̲̥̅̊α̇̇̇̊τ̣̣̥'s why premium time ȋ̝̊̅§ spewin all D̶̲̥̅̊ rubbish. Mtchewwww.
ℓ̊ beg leave D̶̲̥̅̊ man alone jor.

Kx: “Dr. Yaro was hired after a rigorous selection process conducted by the NIRSAL Project Implementation Office. This clearly contradicts the claim that Dr. Yaro was brought in by the CBN Governor.
She was one of four consultants (three of whom were male), hired by the Nigeria Incentive-based Risk-sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) Plc; on a one year contract,

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Na wao.
The refutal did nt help matters at all.
Whether she is/was a consultant or a staff, this clearly shows that she had some job to do for and with the CBN at the time in question.

We can as well say a contract staff is not a staff becos he or she is not a permanent staff.
Premium times may just be right after all.

u see an obvious truth nd u still find it difficult to succumb mr fool. Anyway just believe wat u'd like to hear....are u now happy

Who cares? Or u mean office prostitute?

Bigcake: So dis mumu terrorist the follow get errection? Wat abt his share of the 72 virgins?

Are you in anyway related to MUSIWA? Aare ona Kokanfo of Nairaland? Cos your comment above says you are.. Misplaced

Better.

I guess somebody is trying to forestall the guy showing up in APC after his tenure at the CBN.

He he.

Katangora: Chai, this story has obviously left SLS sweating, the rebuttal did not address the part where premium times said Sanusi & Dr Yaro were involve in an intimate relationship..
Malam should hold a press conference to convince all doubting thomases..

CBN is only concerned with the aspect of the report that involves Professional Conduct. The Paper accused SLS of influencing her employment into CBN. CBN has now told you that she's not a CBN staff, isn't that enough to end d debate?? Note that they weren't out to defend SLS but the CBN's reputation.

Whether she is SLS's gf or not isn't the business of CBN neither should it be yours since she isn't a CBN staff. As long as they're both consenting adults and there isn't a conflict of interest it's ok.