Former Secretary to the Authorities of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha, has denied a report alleging his involvement within the unlawful withdrawal of $6.3 million from the Central Financial institution of Nigeria, CBN, throughout the administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari.
In line with studies, a particular investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu uncovered the alleged theft, which supposedly occurred on February 8, 2023 — weeks earlier than the presidential election.
The report additionally alleged that Mustapha, alongside the embattled former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele, ordered the elimination of the money below the guise of funding international election observer missions.
The investigator’s report claimed CCTV footage captured how the cash was moved out of the CBN.
Nevertheless, Mustapha, in an announcement he signed and made out there to newsmen on Saturday, emphatically refuted the accusations, calling them “outrageous and unsubstantiated”.
He described the allegation as a “malicious fabrication” and an “orchestrated” try to assassinate his character and besmirch my popularity.
The ex-SGF added that he lacked information of the purported “Presidential Directive” cited within the report as justification for the withdrawal.
He famous that he was by no means concerned in discussions or transactions associated to any funds for international election observers.
Mustapha quizzed the timing of the allegation, pointing to its publication throughout the “delicate pre-Christmas interval” as a sign that it was a deliberate try to take advantage of public sentiment and sow seeds of doubt.
The previous SGF known as for a radical and clear investigation into the matter, urging the authorities to “probe the supply of the fabricated paperwork” and expose these behind the “smear” marketing campaign.”
He equally appealed to the general public and the media to train essential pondering and never succumb to misinformation.