Buhari returns Emefiele as CBN governor,seeks Senate confirmation

Tunde Opalana, Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari has renewed the appointment of Mr Godwin Emefiele as the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for a final tenure of five years.

Emefiele’s first tenure will end on June 2,, 2019.

The President today transmitted a letter to the Senate, seeking parliamentary approval for re-appointment of the CBN governor.

This, has put to rest, speculations surrounding his re-appointment or otherwise.

Before now, speculations were rife that some Northern elements have been pestering and lobbying the Presidency with request for a Northern candidate as replacement for Emefiele with different names of persons being mentioned in social media.