Tambuwal visits Obasanjo, faults Sanusi’s suspension

L-R Aminu Shagari, Tambuwal, Obasanjo, Kawu Sumaila and Ajibola Muraina

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, visited former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Sunday morning in consultation with him on vital “national issues.”

Tambuwal who arrived Obasanjo mansion at Olusegun Osoba Hill – Top, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, by 10: 35am in a convoy of four vehicles – all marked NASS, quickly went into a close door meeting.

In his entourage are honourables: Deputy Minority Leader; Kawu Sumaila(Kano), Ajibola Muraina(Osun) and Aminu Shagari (Sokoto)

About 37 minutes earlier, the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Ado Ibrahim, Kogi State, had also arrived the former President’s residence by 9:58am in convoy of of three Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and left, before Speaker Tambuwal’s convoys entered.

When the Speaker emerged by 11:45am after an hour – long meeting , he fielded questions from reporters waiting for him within the Obasanjo’s expanse compound on the suspension of the Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and other issues.

He said the suspension of the CBN Governor by President Goodluck Jonathan portends grave danger to the economy as it could erode investors’ “confidence” in the nation’s financial institution.

Tambuwal said: “well whether it is lawful, legal or illegal, the personality involved has told everybody that he is going to court and I believe that he is already in court on that suspension.

” On the implications on the economy, I’m not an economist but I personally feel that will definitely send wrong signals to investors because, you need to have confidence in financial institution, particularly the independence of the financial institution of a country, before investors will consider such a country worthy of their investments. So, I have my concern about that.”