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Thursday, January 10, 2013

Soludo: 'news of my arrest is absolute nonsense'

The excerpt below is a Facebook posting by Chief Olisah Metuh, National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP. 'Am sure you called in respect of the purported 'arrest' by EFCC. I am at home now having dinner in my house at Abuja. Absolute nonsense! Thanks for your concern' - Soludo But vanguard wrote: EFCC arrests former CBN governor, Charles Soludo. Former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Prof Charles Soludo, wasThursday arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC). He was picked up from his Abuja residence, a source in EFCC confirmed to Vanguard. Vanguard gathered that Soludo’s arrest was in connection with the controversial contract he awardedfor the printing of polymer currency notes to an Australian firm while he was governor of the CBN between 2006 and 2008. It was not clear as at the time of filing this report if the operatives would release the former Anambra State Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate. Who is fooling who.