The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin
Emefiele, has debunked allegations of a fresh plot against the president-elect,
Bola Tinubu.
There have been rumours that a N500 million budget was
mobilised through top CBN agents in Lagos State.
The money was said to be “Oga’s own contribution to the
takeover-Lagos-from-Tinubu’s-influence”.
However, in a statement on Monday signed by CBN’s Acting
Director, Corporate Communications, Isa Abdulmumin, Emefiele denied that money
was given to the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in Lagos
State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour.
“The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been
drawn to a story alleging that the Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele has launched a
‘fresh plot against President-elect’. The aforementioned story went further to
allege that the Governor has made certain amount of money available to a
political aspirant ahead of March 18, 2023 gubernatorial poll,” Abdulmumin
said.
“We wish to inform members of the public that this story is
completely false and malicious as the Governor does not know and has never met
or even spoken with Mr Gbadebo Rhodes Vivour either in person or through
proxy,” the statement read in part.
It added, “We wish to reiterate that the CBN Governor does
not take part in politics” and called for evidence to prove otherwise.
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