Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, says he hasn’t declared for the 2023 presidential race, as he is waiting for God’s direction before making a decision.
Emefiele made the statement on his official Twitter handle @GodwinIEmefiele on Saturday, May 7, 2022.
Recall that on Thursday, May 6, 2022, a support group purchased the N100m Expression of Interest and Presidential nomination forms on behalf of Emefiele, much to the chagrin of Nigerians, with several criticizing the development, calling for the CBN chief to resign his appointment
But in the statement on Twitter, Emefiele thanked the “farmers and patriots” who donated funds to purchase the forms, stating that he is yet to decide, and should he decide to run, he will purchase his forms himself, using his hard-earned savings from his over 35 years service in Banking.
He further stated that in the next few days, God will direct him on making the decision on whether to throw his hat into the ring for the 2023 presidential contest.
The statement reads, “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
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“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.“