Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has urged President
Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin
Emefiele.
Falana said Emefiele’s continued as CBN governor could
compromise the credibility of the 2023 general elections.
Emefiele had indicated interest to contest as president in
2023 on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, but rescinded the
decision on Wednesday.
However, Falana said the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, should remove sensitive voting materials from the CBN for the sake of free, fair and credible 2023 general elections, NAN reports.
He spoke while addressing a Southwest youths and women
conference at Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State on Thursday.
“INEC is trying; it has deployed technology to get rid of
rigging, but we can no longer keep sensitive election materials in the vault of
the CBN.
“This is because the governor of the CBN is a card-carrying
member of the All Progressives Congress.
“It has never happened anywhere in the world; this is very
dangerous. The CBN governor’s power is enormous under the CBN Act, so he can’t
be a politician.
“We can’t look for alternative place to keep our electoral
materials; it is the CBN governor that must be removed and whether President
Buhari likes it or not, Emefiele must go.
“Some Civil Society Organisations have filed a motion
against him and we will pursue it to a logical conclusion,’’ Falana stressed.
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