Why we can’t provide information on Buhari’s treatment – CBN

Posted By: Eric Ikhilae, Abuja


The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday explained why the apex bank cannot provide information on the funds used to defray the cost of President Muhammadu Buhari’s treatment in London.

He also explained why CBN cannot provide information on how much it cost the country to keep a presidential aircraft and crew for 103 days at the Stansted Airport in the United Kingdom while President Buhari’s medical treatment lasted.

Emefiele argued that it was not within the CBN’s immediate responsibilities to provide such information.

He spoke in a reaction to a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1142/2017 filed before the Federal High Court, Abuja, by the Incorporated Trustees of Advocacy for Societal Rights Advancement and Development Initiative (ASRADI) led by its Executive Director, Adeolu Oyinlola.

ASRADI said in the suit that the CBN and its Governor refused to honour its Freedom of Information request contained in a letter of October 19, 2017 for information on the amount released for Buhari’s medical treatment in London and the amount paid on behalf of the Nigerian government as parking fees for keeping the presidential aircraft and crew in the UK while the President’s treatment lasted.

In the suit, with the CBN, its Governor and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) as respondents, ASRADI wants a declaration that the information the respondents provided it with through its letter of October 19, 2017 “amounted to a wrongful denial of information and is a flagrant violation of the provisions of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2011.”

It also seeks an order compelling the respondents to furnish it with information sought in the letter of October 19, 2017, and a further order, mandating the CBN and its Governor to pay the plaintiff N10million in damages “for the wilful refusal of the 1st and 2nd respondents to release information in respect of the applicant’s letter dated October 19, 2017.”

In a supporting affidavit, Oyinlola contended that it was within the responsibilities of the CBN and its Governor to provide the requested information because they “are responsible for all foreign currency transactions of the Nigerian government or transactions involving the Federal Government of Nigeria and foreign institutions as it concerns transfer of money outside the shores of Nigeria.”

But, in their counter affidavit filed on February 13 this year, the CBN and its Governor urged the court to reject the applicant’s prayers and dismiss the suit.

They equally urged the court to vacate an earlier ex-parte order granting leave to the applicant to apply for “a prerogative order of mandamus” compelling them to provide the requested information.

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CBN is right.

FTC on CBN related news. Sign of good things to come.

He will not provide information on taxpayers funds?

Maybe Buhari should have used his family savings if he didn't want any questions asked.

Something is really not right in this present government.... I hope one day it unfolds and the whole propaganda will be there for all to see, very soon I mean....

And this is the same dullard whose media cows are screaming "Mr.Integrity" up and down the cyberspace. A man who can't reveal how much of taxpayers money he squandered overseas from treating his self inflicted illness. And yet he expects nigerians to live with it and still vote him back in 2019 because asorock is his birthright. Such fuckery"""!

So it was within d CBN's responsibilities to serve as d presidency's wallet by funding his medical trip but not in their responsibilities give a report on how much was released?? Who's responsibility is it den? It is not only finished ooo, we are doomed

FLTCH IS HERE

Mr integrity my foot

Shithole!

I thought that they said Buhari the dullard is a man of integrity?

Meanwhile...

Instead of lying, make una keep am biko! thank you

kurt09:
CBN is right.

Yoruba Muslim

If na Jonathan, una go publish every deposit and withdrawal

Talk about Loyalty to the master . . .

K

I thought this govt preaches probity, transparency and accountability. So if CBN cannot provide the information, what is holding the relevant agency from doing the needful? If Nigerians don't know how much was spent on his abroad treatment, how do we reconcile the recovered loots and all other bogus figures to arrive at total revenue, expenditure and the balance? Nigerians, pls your vote is your power, don't exchange it for a pot of rotten porridge.

So CBN don't wanna tell us how much Mr. Integrity took to cure ear disease??

Get your PVC and stop complaining, we will meet them at the polls

PVC LOADED...

12submarine:
I thought this govt preaches probity and accountability?

Unless there's another form of accountability because if it's the same accountability is know of Mr. Buhari is far from it

Wit everything hapnin in dis govt, buhari shld jejely step down

Nigerians wake Up...

Youths! Wake up from slumber

One day breeze go blow, fowl Nyarsh go open

There's no need it's one of takeaway packages as he is set for Daura in 2019.

CBN. Dont bother ursef

We ll provide it cum 2019 in Daura

Mr.Integrity my left ball

The President is not under any obligation for financial disclosure of the cost of his treatment. Whoever that wants to know must be wishing to be afflicted by same illness.

Modified

In medicine, there is this phenomenon called patient-docyor relationship. Except you can show that all that is related to the illness affects you one way or the other, you cannot seek knowledge about the illness. The constitution realises this hence there was no provision for such disclosure. That you have internet and unwarranted freedom doesn't give you the right to troll our President on such personal issues.

This Mr. Integrity sef.

Provide your WAEC certificate na war.

Show us how much of the payers' money that was squandered treating you,maintaining retinue of your hangers-on and the Aircraft for nearly four months is war.

It is the responsibility of the citizens to know how much government spends on every damn thing.

Government is suppose to be transparent,why is his own shrouded in secrecy.

THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN MUST SET FORTH AT DAWN

This failure of a president is a mistake that must be corrected; all hands must be on deck in order to achieve that. Once a dullard always a dullard

Just keep your records tidy. In due time, you still must give an account of how you connived with Bubu to loot our nation's treasury through his endless medical vacation.

And that time is sooner than anticipated. So, keep your records tidy.