By Dare Akogun
The suspended Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele has tendered his resignation as governor of the apex bank.
According to Vanguard Newspapers the Director of Corporate Communication of the apex Bank, Dr. Isa Abdulmumin, disclosed this in a statement today, Friday, September 22, 2023.
Similarly, Mr. Folashodun Shonubi, who has been acting as CBN Governor since the suspension of Mr. Emefiele, has also resigned, along with all the Deputy Governors of the CBN.
The statement added that Dr. R. Olayemi Cardoso has assumed office as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.
He added that Dr. Cardoso would occupy the office in an acting capacity pending the confirmation of his nomination by the National Assembly.
It would be recalled that President Bola Tinubu on Friday, September 15, 2023, approved the nomination of Dr. Olayemi Cardoso as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria for a term of five years at the first instance, pending his confirmation by the Senate.
“This directive is in conformity with Section 8 (1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007, which vests in the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the authority to appoint the Governor and four Deputy Governors for the Central Bank of Nigeria, subject to confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” a statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
Tinubu also approved the nomination of four new Deputy Governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria, for a term of five years at the first instance, pending their confirmation by the Senate.
They include Mrs. Emem Usoro, Mr. Muhammad Dattijo, Mr. Philip Ikeazor, and Dr. Bala M. Bello.
