Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has picked the N100 million presidential nomination and expression of interest form of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Emefiele picked up the form on Friday morning in the Federal Capital Territory.
Emefiele’s decision to run for the office of the president in 2023 follows months of speculations regarding the political aspirations of the Agbor, Delta State-born former Managing Director of Zenith Bank.
Emefiele had, in response to the move to vie for Nigeria’s number one office, asked speculators not to draw him in, as he would rather focus on fixing Nigeria’s monetary policies and aligning them with Federal Government’s fiscal policies.
Not minding his position on the matter, speculations have been rife that Nigeria’s number one banker is brought primed by some political interest to run for the office, an offer he has found difficult to resist.
So far, 15 aspirants have purchased the presidential form.
They are:
1 The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba;
2 Jigawa state Governor, Abubakar Badaru;
3 Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi;
4 Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello;
5 Former Lagos State Governor, Senator Bola Tinubu;
6 Former Imo State Governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha;
7 A female aspirant, Uju Kennedy;
8 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo;
9 Pastor Tunde Bakare;
10 Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Ameachi,
11 Former President of the Senate, Ken Nnamani
12 Minister of Labour Productivity, Chris Ngige;
13 Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio;
14 Nicholas Felix;
15 CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele
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