Gen. Yakubu Gowon (Rtd) has opened on the allegation from the UK Parliament of fleeing Nigeria with ”Half Of Central Bank”.
Jomog News Nigeria reports that former Nigeria head of state, Yakubu Gowon, has vehemently denied allegations that he took to the United Kingdom “half of the Central Bank of Nigeria”.
Tom Tugendhat, a member of the UK Parliament, had accused the retired General Yakubu Gowon during a debate on the Lekki tollgate shootings of protesters.
He remarked that “we know that today, even now, in this great city of ours, there are, sadly, some people who have taken from the Nigerian people and hidden their ill-gotten gains here.” He said Gowon was one of them. According to him, Gowon took half of the CBN to the UK.
However, in an interview with the BBC, Gen Gowon had described the allegations as “rubbish” and stressed that he served his country with diligence.
He said: “What the MP said is rubbish. I don’t know where he got that rubbish from. I served Nigeria diligently and my records are there for all to see.
“I did not want to speak on this issue because people that know me know that what the MP said is not true.”
Gowon was Nigeria’s Head of State from 1966 to 1975.
