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2023: President Buhari Told To Sack Emefiele As CBN Governor

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President Buhari Told To Sack Emefiele As CBN Governor
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President Muhammadu Buhari has been called upon to sack Godwin Emefiele as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

The call was made by the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) over the speculations surrounding the CBN Governor’s interest in the 2023 presidency.

He argued that ordinarily, Emefiele should have resigned as he was not expected to be a partisan politician due to the sensitivity of his position but as things stand currently, Sagay has submitted that the President should sack Emefiele completely.

He described the CBN Governor’s romance with the 2023 presidency as abominable and unacceptable but added that it shouldn’t have any negative effect on the security and safety of election materials.

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Sagay urged Nigerians not to entertain any fear about the sensitive election materials getting compromised in CBN custody.

“I think his position is abominable and totally unacceptable. He has to resign. In fact, I think he should be sacked by the president. But I don’t agree that his attitude will affect the security of election materials,” Sagay said in an interview with Daily Independent.

“That he wanted to contest or not cannot affect election materials at all because the system of voting we have now only allows a voter through if he/she has a voters card and the machine has to capture your fingerprints and your face. So, there is nothing Emefiele can do with the election materials which can affect the election”.

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“You have to go through the biometric process when you want to vote. So, I don’t see any reason why people should be worried about election materials kept in CBN custody” he added.