BrandSpur Nigeria reports that the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been suspended with immediate effect.
Emefiele was suspended by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday.
In a terse statement by the Director, Information Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, CFR, from office with immediate effect.”
Emefiele has been directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the Deputy Governor (Operations Directorate), who will act as the Central Bank Governor pending the conclusion of investigation and the reforms
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