…appoints acting Gov. for CBN.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, CFR, from office with immediate effect.
The suspension according to a press release on Friday from the office of the Secretary to the state Government,SSG and signed by the Director of information,Willie Bassey is sequel to the ongoing investigation of the office and the planned reforms in the financial sector of the economy.
“Mr 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.”
A media aide to the President ,Bayo Onanuga has disclosed in a post via his Twitter handle on Friday. that Tinubu has appointed acting governor for the CBN.
He wrote, “Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi is the CBN acting governor. He has been since October 2018, the Deputy Governor, Operations Directorate. He was born on the 7th of March, 1962. He attended the University of Lagos from 1978 to 1983 and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He also represents the CBN on the board of FIRS”.
Until his appointment, he was the Deputy Governor, Operations Directorate.