Godwin Emefiele Removed as CBN Governor
Category: Nigeria News
President
Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele
from his job, according to Intel region.
It was revealed that he
may have been sacked in the early hours of Wednesday May 25.
His
sack may not be unconnected to his ambition to succeed Buhari at the end of
his tenure in 2023.
While there is nothing wrong with being
ambitious with a presidential dream, Emefiele however flouted so many laws by
declaring his interest to occupy the highest seat of power as a political
appointee and wanted to remain as CBN governor without resigning his position
to pursue his ambition.
After a public outcry by well meaning
Nigerians, calling for his resignation shortly after a group of some faceless
farmers purchased the N100m form of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for
him and feigning ignorance of it, Emefiele would later approach a Federal High
Court in Abuja to prevent the country’s electoral body Independent National
Electoral Commission and the board of CBN rom disqualifying him from running
for president.
Having failed to get the court to give judgment in
his favour, Emefiele approached a Delta State High Court that eventually
granted him his wish.
But in a curious twist, he withdrew the suit
he filed against INEC and the Attorney-General of the Federation.
His exact reasons for withdrawing the suit remain unclear, but his
counsel however explained that he prayed the court to discontinue the suit and
make an order striking it out.
Buhari in response to the
expression of interest by his appointees had ordered the resignation of every
one of his cabinet members interested in vying for political offices in 2023.
Some of his appointees obeyed the order, many including the Godwin
Emefiele failed to resign. Some who put in their resignation letters, withdrew
them.
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