CBN Governor Emefiele joins 2023 presidential race, picks APC forms
Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has picked up the expression of interest and nomination forms of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 presidential elections.
The N100 million forms were picked up on behalf of the CBN Governor by a group of his supporters at the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja, on Friday.
There had been speculations that the Central Bank Governor was interested in vying for the Presidency in 2023 with campaign banners flooding parts of the country.
Amid the speculations Mr Emefiele had said that his focus was on solving macroeconomic challenges, including fighting inflation.
“My focus at this time is a robust monetary policy and fighting inflation, which is now a global problem; building a strong financial system in an increasingly uncertain global economy,” Mr Emefiele had said in a series of tweets in March.
Using the hashtag #NoDistractionsPlease, Mr Emefiele stressed that he was focused on “Development finance and supporting farmers & manufacturers in our self sufficiency and import substitution drive; raising N15 trillion for InfraCo infrastructure financing.
“Building a world class International Financial Center in Lagos; as we support the Muhammadu Buhari Administration to finish strong.”
