The Governor of Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele has reacted to speculations that he will be contesting in the 2023 presidential election.
Emefiele spoke when a group tagged, “Friends of Godwin Emefiele” paid him a visit to discuss the rumor concerning him contesting in the election.
The CBN governor said his faith is in the hands of God as regards the 2023 presidential election.
The group berated those criticizing Emefiele over the alleged claim of him running for President even as he is constitutionally qualified to do so.
A statement by the group read in part ;
“Truth is Godwin Emefiele has not confirmed to anyone he is running for President even as he is constitutionally qualified to do so; he has been under pressure in the past few weeks as different groups have been putting up unsolicited campaign for his candidacy.
“Only yesterday, as the speculation became widespread, a group of his friends under the aegis of FRIENDS OF GODWIN EMEFIELE met with him to clarify his position. Here is what he told us:
“That he remains focused on his job and will continue supporting the Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government’s economic recovery drive; that in his career trajectory, right from his days as a young banker, he never asked, nor lobbied for a job, he was invited by the Board of Directors to be the Chief Executive Officer/Group Managing Director of Zenith Bank as he was an integral part of the team, led by founder Jim Ovia, that transformed Zenith Bank from a start-up to one of Africa’s largest banks with subsidiaries in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Gambia, South Africa, Dubai, China and the United Kingdom.”
