By Joshua Omoloye, Abuja
In a carnival-like manner, a group rooting for the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Godwin Emefiele to contest the 2023 presidency stormed the convention ground with placards and banners with inscriptions urging the banker to throw his hat into the political ring.
The coordinator of the group, Patriot Daniel Enyi said the Emefiele Solidarity Vanguard came to demonstrate their support for the call on Emefiele to run.
He said the group is delighted that APC has maintained the economy of Nigeria as the best and strongest economy in Africa, The Trumpet gathered.
“We are celebrating the anchor borrower’s scheme of the federal government which has led to the agricultural revolution, the monetary policy that has stabilized the economy, the Forex Policy, the transformation of the automobile industry, the ease of doing business, social investment program and many more. The federal government is lifting Nigeria out of poverty.
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“We believe that President Muhammadu Buhari is able to achieve this much because of the physical policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria and its implementation.
“Today, we say thank you to the Governor of the Central Bank Nigeria, Dr. Godwin Emefiele for his steadfastness and patriotism in discharging his duty as the head of our apex Bank.
“As the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari is coming to an end, the Nation needs a very strong will, and ideologically transformed personality with justifiable evidence of patriotic services like Dr. Godwin Emefiele as the next President of Nigeria.
“We have identified Emefiele based on his sense of patriotism and commitment to duty, his genuineness in rendering service to the Nation as President Buhari’s possible successor.
This is a project which all well-meaning Nigerians should be involved. We should look for our best brains and encourage them to take positions of higher responsibilities, Emefiele is being offered such by Nigerians”, the statement read.
The group called on the political class, the business class and the academians to prevail on Emefiele to take the mantle of leadership from President Muhammadu Buhari as he hands over power in 2023.
