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2023 Presidency: Coalition plans one million-man-march for Emefiele

April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 Aminu Imam

The National Coalition for Peace and Mobilisation, (NACOPEAM), has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to resign forthwith and join the 2023 presidency race. The Coalition, which comprises professionals, businessmen, women and politicians across the country and the Diaspora, added that plans have been concluded on a one million march in Abuja, aimed at convincing the CBN governor to join the race. Answering questions at a press conference in Abuja, the national president of NACOPEAM, Dr. Saleh Bin-Ahmad, as he is easily the most competent…

‘Why CBN’s Emefiele should join presidential race’ – APC group

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 Aminu Imam

A group, under the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), which described itself as Emefiele Mobilisation Team, (EMT), has justified the calls on the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to join the 2023 presidential race. The Team Leader and National Coordinator of EMT, Dr. Jacob Attah, spoke at a news conference at the weekend in Lokoja, on behalf of the National Executive Committee of the group. According to the group, Emefiele represents a unique opportunity to achieve peace, unity and development in the country if he…

2023: CBN Gov, Godwin Emefiele�s branded campaign buses surface

April 3, 2022April 3, 2022 Aminu Imam

Images of branded campaign vehicles of Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), have surfaced online. Emefiele, who is alleged to be interested in running for president under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023, has continued to attract attention with many support groups urging him to declare. The apex bank’s governor is reportedly being wooed by a section of the Presidency and some APC governors to throw his hat in the ring. Although the CBN governor has yet to admit interest in the…

“Fighting inflation is my focus” � Emefiele

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022 Aminu Imam

�Speaks on rumoured 2023 presidency bid The governor of the Central Bank of Nigerians (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, says he is focused on fighting inflation and designing a robust monetary policy for the country. The CBN governor, who made the disclosure in a series of posts made via his official Twitter handle yesterday, was reacting to reports regarding his rumoured bid for the presidency in 2023. The tweet read: �My focus at this time is a robust monetary policy and fighting inflation, which is now a global problem; building a strong…

2023 Presidency: “Allow Emefiele to succeed Buhari”, Group takes rally to APC Convention

March 27, 2022March 27, 2022 Aminu Imam

A pro-Emefiele�s presidency group on the aegis of Emefiele Solidarity Vanguard, (ESV), has asked the leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC) at the ongoing national convention to allow Governor of the Central Bank (CBN) Dr. Godwin Emefiele to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. The group in their hundreds dressed in Emefele for President�s T-shirt, said that President Muhammadu Buhari has been able to achieve so much because of the physical policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria and its implementation by Emefele-led CBN. Addressing newsmen during the rally to…

OPEC: ‘Nigeria unable to meet output quota due to unwarranted oil theft’ – Emefiele

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 Aminu Imam

The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said the country is unable to meet its production quota due to unwarranted oil theft in the sector. Emefiele said this on Monday, at the end of the 284th monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja. After the MPC meeting, the committee concluded to retain the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), otherwise known as the interest rate, at 11.5 percent with the asymmetric corridor of +100/-700 basis points around the MPR. The apex bank governor said one of the…

Report of Emefiele budgeting N500bn for presidential campaign laughable � Group

February 26, 2022February 26, 2022 Aminu Imam

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Accountability group has described as laughable a report that said the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, budgeted a whopping sum of N500 billion for his presidential campaign. The group further derided the report that Emefiele brought in three airplanes and has also been asked by the Villa cabal to resign. Reacting to the report by a popular online medium, the group, in a statement by its Executive Director, Capt. Bassey Henshaw, described it as armchair journalism. According to the…

2023 Presidency: Emefiele campaign group storms Edo State

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 Aminu Imam

�Says CBN Governor ‘most qualified’ As the race for the 2023 presidential post hots up, a pressure group, angling for the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, Godwin Emefiele, to contest for the nation�s number one position, yesterday anchored the ship of its campaign in Benin City, Edo State capital, with a call to the Delta State-born number one banker to heed the advice of Nigerians and contest the presidency. The group, which goes by the name, �Push 4 Emefiele 2023 Presidency�, urged the apex bank’s boss to,…

2023 Presidency: “My fate is in God’s hand” – Emefiele

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 Aminu Imam

The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said it is the prerogative of President Muhammadu Buhari to map out his succession plan. Emefiele stated this in response to calls for him to throw his hat in the ring and contest the 2023 presidential election. The CBN governor spoke when a �group of his friends�, tagged: �Friends of Godwin Emefiele�, visited him to discuss the controversy over his rumoured presidential ambition in 2023. Emefiele, according to the group, maintained that he would leave his faith firmly…

Group launches �Emefiele for President� campaign in Lagos

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 Aminu Imam

��Why we want CBN Governor to join 2023 race� A political group, The Green Alliance, (TGA), yesterday, launched an initiative in Lagos to draft the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, into the 2023 presidential race. The supporters, mainly youths, spotted white T-Shirts with the inscription: ‘MEFFY 2023’ at the occasion, which was held at Adeniran Ogunsanya Street, Surulere, Lagos. Convener of the group, Wale Fapohunda, told the gathering that since Emefiele was appointed CBN Governor, he has spent his energy building a resilient financial system that…