The Central Banks of Nigeria (CBN) has officially denied reports that its Governor, Godwin Emefiele was sacked by the Presidency yesterday widely reported.
Africa Daily News, New York reports that several online media platforms particularly blogs had reported that the CBN governor was sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari.
While some social media users believe the president may need to go through legislative processes before sacking the governor, others have continued to spread rumours of his alleged sack.
While making the clarification, the Head of Corporate Communications of the Central Bank, Osita Nwanisiobi said the purported sack was not true.
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Denying the report, Osita said, “I heard it just the way you got it too. As far as I am concerned, it’s a rumour, I’m not aware of any sack”
Africa Daily News, New York reports that the CBN Governor has been under pressure since he declared interest in running for president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2023.
Some stakeholders had called for his sack over his involvement in partisan politics.
Meanwhile, Controversial Nigerian socio-political activist Aisha Yesufu, has opined that President Muhammadu Buhari actually lacks the full constitutional power to sack the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele.
She made this statement to contradict rumours making the rounds on social media indicate that the governor who had indicated an interest in contesting for president under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC has been sacked.
Reacting to the rumoured reports, the Activist said the president may need to go through legislative processes before sacking the apex bank governor.
In a tweet on her official Twitter handle, Aisha, however, said she would love the governor to be sacked over the alleged politicisation of his office.
She wrote, “In as much as I would love @GodwinIEmefiele to be sacked for all his incompetence, failure and politicisation of his office, the President cannot SACK a CBN Governor!
“There is a process and that process must be followed. It is called “Rule of Law”.
Aisha Yesufu has also reiterated that the suspected killers of Deborah Samuel, a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State, ought not to be on the run.
