Atiku Vows to Sack CBN Gov, Godwin Emefiele

Mr. Atiku Abubakar, Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed to sack Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) if he wins the presidential election slated or February 2019.

Atiku told Bloomberg that Emefiele has failed on the job and there was no need to re-appoint him as CBN governor when his first term expires in June this year.

Atiku said: “I don’t think he’s pursued the right policies. We have to have the right people in there.”

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