20/02/2014
Nigerian leader ousts reformist Central Bank chief
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) ? Nigeria#39;s president on Thursday ousted the Central Bank governor who exposed billions of missing petrodollars, a move critics say is a warning to whistleblowers in the run-up to a hotly contested presidential election in Africa#39;s biggest oil producer. President Goodluck Jonathan accused internationally respected career banker Lamido Sanusi of quot;financial recklessness and misconduct,quot; and officially suspended him just days before the governor reportedly planned on stepping aside. The West African nation#39;s naira currency immediately weakened in response. Last year Sanusi reported that $50 billion worth of oil sold by the state#39;s Nigerian National...
