The Presidency has denied that President Muhammadu Buhari granted study leave to the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.
An online news platform, SaharaReporters had reported that Buhari had granted the CBN Governor study leave to flee Nigeria before the inauguration of the president-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on May 29.
It added that the opportunity for Emefiele to flee the country before Buhari leaves office comes amid corruption and terrorism-financing allegations against him.
The online news medium said the country’s secret police, the Department of State Services, which made futile attempts to arrest and detain Emefiele in the past over the damning allegations against him, was not happy about the prospect of seeing the CBN governor evade justice.
However, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, while reacting to inquiries on Sunday, said his position as reported by another national paper on Saturday morning had not changed.
“If the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been granted study leave supposedly by President Muhammadu Buhari, this is unknown to us.
“It is also unknown to the President’s secretariat headed by the Chief of Staff,” he had earlier.
Emefiele who made attempt to secure the presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, was accused by Tinubu of introducing the Naira redesign and cashless policy through the CBN to sabotage his presidential ambition.
Daily Trust
