The nominee for the position of governor of the Central Bank
of Nigeria, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso, officially assumed office on Friday.
According to a statement by Dr. Isa AbdulMumin, the
Director, Corporate Communications at the CBN, Cardoso assumed duty as the
acting CBN governor pending confirmation by the Senate, who are currently on
their annual recess.
It was also noted that the deputy governor-designates have
assumed office following the resignation of the previous deputies.
The statement read, “Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso, recently nominated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has on Friday, September 22, 2023, formally assumed duty, in an acting capacity, as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, pending his confirmation by the Senate. This follows the resignation of Mr Godwin Emefiele as Governor of the CBN.
“Similarly, the Deputy-Governors-Designate have also assumed
duty, in acting capacities, sequel to the formal resignation of Mr. Folashodun
Shonubi, Mrs. Aishah Ahmad, Mr. Edward Adamu, and Dr. Kingsley Obiora as Deputy
Governors of the CBN.”
The deputy-governors-designate are Emem Usoro, Muhammad
Abdullahi-Dattijo, Philip Ikeazor, and Bala Bello.
The statement noted that Dr. Cardoso and his colleagues
subscribed to the relevant oaths of office at a brief ceremony held at the
Bank’s Head Office in Abuja on Friday, September 2023.
It added that they have since settled down to the task of
administering monetary and financial sector policies of the Federal Government.
The Senate spokesperson and the Chairman, the Senate
Committee on Media and Publicity, Yemi Adaramodu, revealed that
the Senate would screen the governor and other executives of the CBN as soon as
it gets an Executive Communication to that effect upon its resumption from its
annual recess.
Also, the Central Bank of Nigeria
postponed the Monetary Policy Committee’s 293rd meeting, which was scheduled
for Monday and Tuesday, September 25 and 26, 2023.
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