NewsNigeria ElectionsBREAKING: CBN Governor Joins Presidential Race, Picks N100m APC Presidential Form

Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele gives a press conference on the naira devaluation during a media briefing in Abuja on June 15, 2016. Nigeria's central bank said today it will ease currency controls and allow the naira to devalue as the country works to attract investment amid a worsening economic outlook. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele said in a televised speech from Abuja that the currency market will be "purely market driven". / AFP / PHILIP OJISUA (Photo credit should read PHILIP OJISUA/AFP/Getty Images)

Nigeria’s Central Bank governor, Godwin Emefiele has picked up the N100 million presidential nomination form of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Emefiele’s nomination form was picked up on Friday, West African Pilot News learnt.

The development is coming after months of speculations regarding the political aspirations of the Agbor, Delta State-born former Managing Director of Zenith Bank.

Emefiele’s decision to step into the murky waters of the overcrowded 2023 political race has made him the first Central Bank governor to join active politics and seek an elective position while in office.

Details later…

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)
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