Sanusi’s sack: Debating facts or sentiments?

The stormy ending of Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi’s tenure as Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor is not coming as a surprise to many keen followers of recent events around the apex bank. The CBN has in the past few months become a theatre of melodramas, with the suspended CBN Governor’s histrionics featuring very prominently in each episode. As in melodramas, sensationalism was a very visible feature in the acts, the reason being to appeal to the emotions of Nigerians who watched.

Of course, since the drama reached a new climax some days ago following Sanusi’s suspension, it has become clear that the CBN scriptwriters have successfully appealed to the emotions and sentiments of most Nigerians who draw judgement from the federal government’s action. Sentiments have apparently taken the place of reasoning and objectivist discourse.

Trust that while corporate entities like the CBN have a way of weathering the storms and quickly regaining stability following a high-profile shake up like this, the media world will characteristically continue to bustle with the subject of Sanusi suspension by President Goodluck Jonathan.