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FDC urges Mutebile to resign over series of scandals at BoU

By Our Reporter

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), has as urged that the Governor of Bank of Uganda (BoU), Prof Emanuel Tumusiime- Mutebile, should resign, following a series of scandals such as the ongoing alleged printing of excesses Shs90 billion as well as the controversial closure of seven commercial banks.

Days ago, five directors at BoU were arrested by State House Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) after a Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile approached the unit after realising an anomaly in the consignment of the currency that was in April delivered through Entebbe International Airport on arrival from German printing company.

Speaking at party headquarter, FDC spokesperson who doubles as the MP for Kira Municipality, Semujju Nganda, said Mutebile should have retired long time ago for failure to manage the central bank.

“Mutebile should have been retired in public interest long ago. We only lament about BoU, so wait another scandal, scandals will go after another and others will go unreported.” He said at Najjanankumbi

Semujju, said Mutebile has become a scandal himself. “He is a walking scandal. Have you ever seen him walking, he is aver sleeping only to wake up when scandals have happened. Since president Museveni is the appointing authority, he should lay him off for failure to put BoU in order,” he added.

Currently Uganda police is investigating BoU over currency consignment saga in which a chartered plane delivered five crates alongside 20 pallets of BoU consignment.

Last Friday, two BoU officials were charged at Anti-Corruption court sitting at Kololo Kampala, on allegations of inclusion of unauthorised cargo on BoU chartered plane. Francis Kakeeto, a branch manager at Mbale and Fred Wanyama were charged with abuse of office and in alternative corruption which they have both denied before magistrate Herbert Asiimwe.

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