The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has reacted to rumours of his purported presidential bid in 2023, stating that he is focused on strengthening the country’s economy.
In a series of tweets on his Twitter handle
@GodwinIEmefiele on Monday, the CBN Governor said his commitment at this time
is to to give all support to ensure that the administration of President
Muhammadu Buhari finishes strong.
Several groups and individuals had been
pushing for the CBN boss to contest for the 2023 election.
The peak of the demand was at the Eagles Square Convention ground of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja last Saturday when various groups of
youths across the country, in their hundreds, stormed the group in Emefiele’s
branded apparels.
However, the CBN governor tweeted, “My
focus at this time is a robust monetary policy and fighting inflation which is
now a global problem; building a strong financial system in an increasingly
uncertain global economy; Development finance and supporting farmers &
manufacturers in our self sufficiency and import substitution drive; raising
N15 trillion for InfraCo infrastructure financing;
“Building a world class International
Financial Center in Lagos; as we support the @MBuhari Administration to finish
strong.”