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2023: Godwin Emefiele Ends Bid To Become President of Nigeria

Critics argue that a partisan actor should not be in charge of the independent central bank, which could be used to boost his party’s fortunes.

by The Union Nigeria
May 17, 2022
in Politics
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Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, taking instructions fro President Muhammadu Buhari.

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Nigeria’s central bank governor ended his bid to become the country’s next president after his highly visible foray into party politics.

Godwin Emefiele missed deadlines set by the ruling All Progressives Congress and President Muhammadu Buhari to formalize his candidacy and resign from the central bank.

By remaining in the post beyond May 16, the 60-year-old effectively abandoned his short-lived campaign for the highest office in Africa’s largest economy.

Emefiele sparked a backlash when his lawyers asked a federal court in the capital, Abuja, on May 5 for a ruling permitting the governor to remain at the head of the central bank while competing in the APC’s upcoming presidential primaries. Party spokesman Joseph Morka said Emefiele did not submit his candidacy forms by a May 13 deadline.

A spokesman for the central bank didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Critics argue that a partisan actor should not be in charge of the independent central bank, which could be used to boost his party’s fortunes.

“Nigerians have to watch in utter disbelief how the rule of law and economic commonsense are being undermined,” said Mosope Arubayi, an economist based in Lagos.

Buhari made the lawsuit redundant by issuing a directive on May 11, copying Emefiele, ordering ministers and political appointees planning to run for office in elections scheduled for February to resign by May 16.

Before the furor provoked by the governor’s legal antics, cabinet members had expected to hold on to their portfolios while campaigning.

Some of them such as Justice Minister Abubakar Malami and Labor Minister Chris Ngige have since ended their campaigns in favor of staying in government.

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While Emefiele appears set on continuing in his post, it’s far from assured that he will be able to.

After a closed door meeting with Buhari on May 12, the governor told reporters he was “having a lot of fun” giving them a “heart attack” by not clarifying his ambitions.

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The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party described the statement as “provocative” and insisted that the governor resign.

Emefiele violated legislation that requires the central bank’s top officials to devote all their time and energy to the organization, according to Kingsley Moghalu, a former deputy governor who is running for president for another opposition party.

 “Laws in this country increasingly don’t mean anything,” he said on May 11. “It is a violation of law. It is a violation of ethics. It is a violation of morality.”

The central bank governor’s unorthodox interventions in the economy -– propping up the naira, shoring up government finances and lending money to farmers, traders and the Nollywood movie industry –- have been controversial. However, his policies have largely aligned with Buhari’s goals including supporting the currency and rationing foreign exchange for imports.

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His brief flirtation with party politics has intensified existing suspicions around his independence in the supposedly apolitical post.

 “Even if Governor Emefiele is no longer interested in seeking the presidency, he must still resign as his partisanship is no longer in doubt and therefore dangerous for the coming elections,” the Daily Trust, a Lagos-based newspaper, said in an editorial on May 16.

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