A coalition group, The Green Alliance, has asked Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to vie for Nigerian presidency come 2023.
Wale Fapounda, convener of the group, while Speaking during a press conference in Lagos on Saturday, said Nigeria needs a technocrat that can handle the affairs of the country.
Fapounda said: “This forum has come together to come and plead and beg Dr. Godwin Emefiele to run as president of Nigeria in 2023,”
“Since he was appointed the governor of the CBN he has spent his energy in building a resilient financial system that can serve the growth and development needs of the Nigerian economy. A typical example of this was seen during his first term, he supervised an interventionist currency policy at the behest of the presidency, propping up the Nigerian Naira by pumping billions of dollars into the foreign exchange market.
“He also introduced a multiple exchange rate regime to try to mask pressure on the Naira and avoid a series of devaluations. He has engineered bank policies and programmes that has supported job creation and fostered inclusive growth, in addition to key macro economic concerns such as inflation and exchange rate stability.
“He has come up with new strategies to navigate the Nigerian economy through hurdles such as the challenge of foreign exchange inflow, the exchange rate, the economic recession, stagflation, financial inclusion and the rise in the value chain of majority of crops in Nigeria.
“Ladies and gentlemen, join me in echoing Emiefele RUN! RUN!! RUN!!!”
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