Emefiele denies presidential ambition, says he’ll decide in few days

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, said he has not made any official decision on the 2023 presidential elections.

The governor of the apex bank has been intensely pressured to relinquish his current position, since presidential forms of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) were obtained on his behalf on Friday.

Emefiele, in a series of tweets on Saturday, appreciated those who purchased the presidential forms for him.

He said, should he’s interested in the contest for the 2023 presidency, he would use his personal money to purchase the presidential forms.

He however said that he would take a decision in the days ahead.

“I am humbled by the growing interest of those asking that I run for the Office of President in the 2023 general elections: I have not come to that decision. I note and salute the sacrifices of those farmers and patriots going as far as raising personal funds and offering me Presidential Nomination Forms: I thank them most profusely.”

“However, Should I answer their calls and decide to seek presidential nomination, I will use my own hard-earned savings from over 35 years of banking leadership to buy my own Nomination Forms, without proxies in an open and transparent manner in full compliance with the laws and Constitution of The Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“And should I not run for elected office, I will continue to serve and sacrifice for the good people of Nigeria under the able leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari. This is a serious decision that requires God’s Divine intervention: in the next few days The Almighty will so direct,” he tweeted.