“Fake and malicious information” — Emefiele denies plotting towards Tinubu

Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has described as “false and malicious” studies that he was plotting towards Bola Tinubu, the president-elect....CONTINUE READING>>>

He was stated to be plotting with a “billionaire retired normal” from the north and offered funds to Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivor, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos state, to allow him defeat Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the incumbent…..Continue Reading

However in an announcement issued on Monday, Isa Abdulmumin, CBN’s performing director of company communications, stated Emefiele “doesn’t participate in politics”.

“The eye of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been drawn to a narrative alleging that the Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele has launched a ‘fresh plot towards President-elect’. The aforementioned story went additional to allege that the Governor has made sure sum of money out there to a political aspirant forward of March 18, 2023 gubernatorial ballot,” Abdulmumin stated.

“We want to inform members of the general public that this story is totally false and malicious because the Governor doesn’t know and has by no means met and even spoke with Mr Gbadebo Rhodes Vivour both in particular person or by way of proxy.

“We want to reiterate that the CBN Governor doesn’t participate in Politics and subsequently urge anybody with opposite data to show the Governor unsuitable ought to present such info.

“As such the Governor and team on the CBN must be allowed to deal with their assigned job with a view to reaching statutory mandates of the Bank.”