The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has declared that he is yet to decide whether to run for the2023 presidency. He said he would make that decision in a few days.
Emefiele made the clarification on Saturday following a deluge of criticisms that trailed the purchase of the N100 million nomination form for the ruling All Progressives Congress for him by a coalition of farmers and his associates.
The purchase of the form for him was done on Friday, which sparked a string of calls for his resignation or sack.
Reaction on Saturday on Twitter, Emefiele said: “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.”
