A human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, who is based in Abuja, has demanded on Monday that the CBN governor Godwin Emefiele must quit now as all sensitive materials of the Independent National Electoral Commission are domiciled with CBN which is headed by him.
According to the lawyer, Emefiele has allegedly desecrated his office in the apex bank by showing interest in politics, especially the 2023 presidential election.
He gave various reasons why the CBN governor must either be sacked or resign, He said “Emefiele as a civil servant cannot and should not think of contesting an election whilst still in office, because he is a critical stakeholder in the country’s election.
“Emefiele is the custodian of all sensitive election materials in Nigeria as INEC uses the CBN as its vault. It is dangerous for Emefiele to continue holding CBN governor office because he is compromised and INEC materials are not safe with him. The 2023 election is presumed rigged should he continue to hold office as CBN governor.
“According to Section 9 of the CBN Act, 2007, the apex bank governor must not venture into any other vocation while in office and must resign in writing to the President if he nursed such intention.
