Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, has claimed he does not know
who the members of the cabal in the presidency are, but says he is looking for
them.
Osinbajo stated this while speaking at the Aso Rock Villa in
Abuja, during an interactive session with media houses.
“Cabals are meant to be secret. I am still looking for those
guys. Honestly, I don’t know where they are. I can’t tell you that I know where
those fellows are,” he said.
When asked if he has a free hand as the chairman of the
National Economic Council (NEC), Osinbajo replied: “Let me explain that we have
a many sided economy. If you look at issues around macro-economy, I am chairman
of the economic management team. It means that I supervise the team that runs
the economy. But there are many aspects of the Nigerian economy.
“We have the states which are running different functions.
We have the central bank which is autonomous. We do not control what central
bank does. Of course we try to influence their policy, and we try to see how we
can contribute to the fiscal policy and monetary policy. We also try to dictate
the pace, but there are issues that we allow the bank to decide.
“To the extent that I supervise the economy, one has a
relatively free hand. It’s just like a man having several companies… Like I
said earlier, monetary policy is controlled by the CBN and in the
micro-economic aspect, we have several competent people who are in charge. But
I am involved on a daily basis in the running of the economy. We are trying to
see how we can get out of recession and sustain growth.”
By Seun Opejobi
